<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 Different places... A young fellow used to live next door to me there. He just walking around, normal boy, working for the Bell telephone company, about twenty-something years old, got--a father of three or four little children. His little girl fell the other day and broke her arm. Begin to get a numb feeling in his hand that paralyzed him. He don't even know what's wrong with him. He's laying out there.
And there it is, just one thing after the other, and sickness on every hand. I'm so glad there's a way out. I'm so glad that we don't have to stay here forever too, aren't you? What would we do if I had to live in this pest house forever? I'm so glad that there's a open door. And that's all that the earth is, is just a pest house. It's... Just as soon as you think we're running all right, then here comes something else along, and get here, here comes something else. But I'm so glad that there's a way out. So happy that the Lord Jesus has come and made a way for us, a way of escape.

L-6 So this morning my dear beloved Sister Cox was telling me that someone was coming, as we asked the local people to come to be prayed for, and maybe couldn't stay but just a few minutes, and then maybe I'd pray for them before I had the service. And then if they had to get back, and I thought then for the rest of them that wanted to stay I'd make my message kind of short this morning, being hoarse and--and having to go right immediately now to another meeting. And so I'm... And Chicago meeting begins next Saturday.
And then I think that the hour has arrived that this part of the country ought to receive a great visitation on the coming of our noble Brother Billy Graham to Louisville this coming week. He begins the same time in Louisville I begin in Chicago. So I'll be back though; I--I want to meet him personally while he's here. And some friends is going to introduce me to him. And I've been right in the same city overseas, many different places, but just so we didn't get to meet each other. And I--I--I sincerely ask this church and this group of people gathered here this morning to take this meeting upon their heart, there in Louisville.

L-7 I want to say this just in the way, did you know that eighty-seven percent of all alcoholic beverages comes from Louisville, Kentucky, that's--that's drank in the United States, eighty-se... Do you know about ninety percent of all the tobacco and stuff comes out of Louisville, Kentucky? Do you know that's the seat of Satan? It certainly is. It's certainly.
One of the hardest places there is in the world is this locality around here, to break to the Lord Jesus Christ. How many has went out in tears trying to break this country, these Fall's Cities to the Lord Jesus? Look, Erickson and all those who walked out even weeping, of how they tried, and tried, and tried. John Sproule even cracked up at the glory barn there, trying his best to break the thing for the Lord Jesus. How others has stood on the platform through these Fall's Cities, and tried, and couldn't break it for the Lord Jesus.

L-8 Now, I think Billy Graham's one of the best known men there is in the world today in religious... I, to my opinion... 'Course we had bishops and archbishops, but to my opinion he's a Gospel preacher, a man of God. And so--and so I think that he... As Christian warriors together, let's put ourselves and hearts together and pray for that meeting like never before. And ask that God will somehow or other give us souls and break down the seat of Satan, that they close every distillery, and burn up the tobacco factories, and fill up the churches and have a real old fashion pouring out of the Holy Spirit. The Lord bless.
Now, I have a something just a little different, a little unusual for the beginning. My brother's got a little one here that they want dedicated to the Lord. And I think we'd do that just before praying for the sick if God willing. And if Sister Gertie will come to the piano and all those who have little babies...


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