<TITLE>01. Par 1-6</TITLE>55-1006A, A Hidden Life, Lane Tech High School, Chicago, IL, 55 min
L-1 That's fine. Shall we pray. Our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee today above all things for Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who died at Calvary to redeem us back into this wonderful fellowship. And we are very grateful for His blessings on us at this present time.
Now, our beloved president of this country... And we're grateful to him, Father, for when he was brought in, the war's ended. And now it seems like the peace talk is settled in Russia and many great things. And we love him, Father, as a leader of our nation. And we hear that he's had a heart attack, and we understand that he's a Christian and he loves You. And to him, Father, we're--we're grateful for all he's done, and we need such a person this day as a--a leader in our nation.

L-2 And as brethren together, we offer a prayer to You for his deliverance, that You will heal him solid, soundly well, that these afflictions upon him will only be brought around to draw him closer to You to know that all he must do is to rely upon Thee.
And may he hurry back to the White House, Father. And may all the days of his reign here on earth, may there be peace among the nations. Grant it, Lord.
And let men get a taste of what will be when the great Ruler of heaven shall come, the Lord Jesus, and then peace shall reign in every heart and there will be no more wars. Grant these blessings, Father, we ask in Jesus' Name. Amen. May be seated.

L-3 I was just a little late to hear, I guess, the singing, and I met Brother Waermo outside. And I don't see Brother Ekberg, so I guess I missed it again today. I like that singing, good old fashion singing.
Say, you got quite a few preachers here, I will say that, that... Very fine to see this fine convention, and it's my great opportunity today to--to address you, speak to you about the Lord, which I know many of you could tell me about it. And I'm just a baby to many of you, and when it comes to addressing ministers, I'm very, kindy a little shy about that.

L-4 But you're told that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. And my friend, Joseph, sure used some of that the other day, when he gave out in the meeting that the... He never asked me; if he'd say, "Can I announce it?" I said, "No, Brother Joseph." But after he'd done announced it, well, I--wasn't nothing to do but come over. So you--you have to bear with me a little while if you will, be so kind to do it. And this afternoon to speak awhile, and then tonight, get ready for tonight's service...

L-5 We're all so grateful for this great move of the Lord God and this--and this convention here and the Philadelphian Church, for Brother Boze, for all of his staff, and the peoples of Chicago and around about. We're grateful to you people.
To my opinion it's such things as this here that keeps the backbone in America. We wouldn't have any America, if there wasn't any Lord Jesus here to help us be America. After all, the backbone of every nation is it's morals. When the morals drop in a nation, then the nation's gone. Motherhood broken, you just might as well fold up. All other nations have done it and ours is no exception.

L-6 And we believe that the--the great time, when arms will be stacked for their last time, and the taps will sound for the last time, is soon at hand, when King Jesus shall come and take over the reign here on earth. And we're all looking for that. And that's why these conventions are held, and that's the reason that we're all gathered together, because we have things in common to talk about. Course our key note is Jesus Christ the Son of God.
And I would look at present times at the things it is now, I would be a very discouraged person. But I learned a lesson one time, a little thing that I heard a man say. They was going to give away a Schwinn bicycle to the best rider. I don't know whether I ever quoted it in this church or among these people or not.


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