<TITLE>06. Par 15-17</TITLE>L-15 And now, just for a next few moments, ten or fifteen minutes, I'm a--I hope that if I say something here, just at this time, or call somebody's name, setting here, that I don't mean to make anybody conspicuous. I don't mean this by any means. But I believe, setting in the audience, I have located a friend of mine that I haven't seen for years. And I'm not sure. Is that you, Mr. Ginther, from New Albany, down there? Mis... Is that right? God bless you, Mr. Ginther. We've worked together a many day. God bless you. I was--was quite sure. I looked back there and I thought, "Could that be Cy Ginther?" The days that... Have you been attending service, brother? Over here? You have. Sir? Twice, that's fine.
I want to tell you a little story just now (It won't take me a moment.) about Mr. Ginther. Before my conversion we worked together at the public service in New Albany where I served for seventeen years. One outstanding thing I remember, I... Before I got hurt at the public service company, I heard that Mr. Ginther taken sick one night. And a bunch of--bunch of fine men, only rough men, talking, anyway... Someone come down there, which belonged to another phase of religion, or that Mr. Ginther didn't belong to. He said, "What do you know about Cy?" Said, "Last night," said, "he was very sick, and you know what?" They had the preacher out there to pray for him." But something, as a sinner boy, struck in my heart. That was the Holy Spirit moving then. That's twenty years ago or more (See?); it may be more than that: twenty-three years.

L-16 I remember when the war was over; I think Mr. Ginther, believe, lost a boy or something during time of the war. I was down there talking to another good friend Mr. Willis. Mr. Ginther said, "Billy, when the war is over," said, "I might not be out here on the street shooting guns and carrying on, but I'll bow my head and be thankful that it's over." I think that's good. Long may you live, Brother Ginther. May God's blessings be on you and yours, and in peace, someday, meet that boy in a better world where there won't be any shooting, or firing back at one another. When the kingdoms of this world becomes the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, then we'll know and live and reign together.

L-17 Now, this morning, just for a few minutes, let's turn over to the shortest book in the Bible, one of the shortest, the little Book of Jude. Let's teach for a few moments. If you'll excuse me for not telling my life story, 'cause it just these few moments, I'll just teach a little bit here. And then we're getting ready for the service tonight, and we hope that God will bless you.
And remember, Christian friends, I've often said this at the platform, used to; I can't do it now, 'cause it's just too many. But I said, "The night never gets too dark; the rain never falls too hard; but what I would come to you in trouble." I... There's just so many, that I--I couldn't truthfully say that. But I'll say this, way over in Africa, India, in the places where I shall go, and I know it will be; I've got it wrote right here, what the Lord has said, it'll be that way. When the wind's blowing hard; and the witchdoctors are challenging; rope walkers, fire walkers, and fire eaters; and everything else challenge you to right down to the spot. When they see anything on the phenomenal side, they come right down and challenge it right there; you'd better know what you're talking about.
I'll remember this: there's a church over here, a group of people at the Church of the Open Door, and what's attended this meeting, will be praying for me. Won't you do that? And some glorious day, if we never meet again in the Church of the Open Door, let's meet at the place of the open door, in heaven, where all families will set around the big table there: all the redeemed, all the children, and everything that's been lost will gather together at that day. I want to be there. The Lord bless you, now, while we speak to the Author.


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