<TITLE>20. Par 173-177</TITLE>L-173 And mom used to cook preserves. Did you ever see one of them big old kettles? You get outside and set it up on the bricks, you know, and have to put wood under it like that. Umm. I have. At preserve cooking time, had them little, old, yellow, gourd tomatoes. And she'd pour about a bushel of them in there, and put sugar. Um. And--and she would make me cut wood, you know. And--and I'd go cut wood and put it under there, you know, and it'd--it'd start boiling. The steam would coming up. I said, "Mom, ain't them things done?"
She said, "Nope. Go cut another fence rail."
Here I'd come in, you know, and sweat poured off of me and put it under there. And I'd say, "Mom, you think that'd be enough?"
"You better get another one."
And she'd make them things boil till they'd, you know, the--the oxygen or something would get under it, and make them pop, you know, "paw, paw," like that, pop up. When they was that way, she said they was ready to can. They got so hot, they couldn't stand it any more, and had to jump. See?
So I guess that's just the way God has to get us, you know, just boil all the devil out of you till you're jumping in glory. Then you're ready for canning. And God sealed you up then, you know. So that's what we need here, is a good old fashion meeting till all--all of the enmity, everything that's unlike Christ, gets all boiled out (See?), just boiled out till you just come, "Oooh, Lord, I'm sorry. Brother, forgive me. I didn't mean to do that. I--I won't do it no more. O God, be merciful to me." That, you're getting ready to can then. You see? God's getting ready to really use you. When you take them things back you stole, you know, and make that right, saying, "Brother, I didn't mean to steal that, you know. No, sir. I--I'm willing to even... I--I'll pay you double for it." See? Then you're getting all right then, you know. That's right. There's what we need. Oh, my.

L-177 I sing The Old-time Religion for you, if you want me to. Sing the verse, I'll sing the verse. You sing the chorus then.
 Tis the old-time Holy Spirit,
 And the devil won't go near It,
 That's the reason people fear It;
 But It's good enough for me.
 Give me that old-time religion,
 Give me that old-time religion,
 Give me that old-time religion,
 And It's good enough for me.
 It will do when I am dying;
 It will make you stop your lying;
 It will start the devil flying;
 And It's good enough for me.
 Give me that old-time religion,
 Give me that old-time religion,
 Give me that old-time religion,
 And It's good enough for me. (See?)
 It's so good I want no other,
 For It makes me love my brother;
 And It brings things from under cover,
 And It's good enough for me.
 Give me that old-time religion,
 Give that old-time religion,
 Give me that old-time religion,
 And It's good enough for me.
Now, how many here's got that old-time religion? Raise up your hand say:
 I got that old-time religion,
 Got that old-time religion,
 Got that old-time religion,
 And It's good enough for me.


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