<TITLE>02. Par 3-6</TITLE>L-3 What a--what a beautiful thing that is. Well, now, tonight I promised by the grace of God, I'm to let you out early. I am... You know, I don't preach by notes. I don't premeditate anything you're going to say. And it's just inspiration. And just as I feel, I just say it. And as long as it keeps coming, I just keep talking. So I just don't know--I just don't know any better.
And so I ought to have mercy on those that were going to work, though, doing things. My brothers and sisters, I certainly feel ashamed of keeping you that long, and I don't mean to do it. But I--I just love you, and I think you're very fine, listening audience. And it's a pleasure for any minister to preach to an audience like we've had here each night.
And I--I appreciate that. And I'm not saying that complimentary. I'm just--I'm saying that because it's the truth. And if it wasn't the truth, then I wouldn't say nothing at all, so just go ahead. But, yeah, I think I'd rather give you a--a little rose bud now, than a whole wreath after you're dead. You see? So it's best to do it right now. And it's been a pleasure.

L-4 I've been a little nervous, because I--since I've been up here and I haven't been able to carry my text and so forth and to minister like I should. I have started something. My meetings has always been a low ebb for a long time. I've seen it.
So I asked the Father to help me, and I seen the dropping down in my mail, drop from fifteen hundred letters a day down to about fifteen letters a day, because no one could put their finger on me. I was gone somewhere and waiting till the Lord told me for a move before it ever moved. And it wasn't a act of faith then, it was just simply just waiting, waiting, waiting.
And the Lord kindy checked me up on that, so I purposed in my heart, then, if He would help me that I was going to do different. And just as you start to do something for God, then expect all the guns of hell to turn right on you. See?

L-5 And I got poisoned the other night, and I almost slipped out of life. I been real weak and nervous since I've been here. But you--the Lord has been good to me. I feel better, and kindy coming out of it now. I just been eating soft food or something, because it's upset me all through. I was just poisoned, broke out all over my body and--and everything.
And I just trusted Him, and He seen me through. And I desire your prayers that He will continue... Not that I deserve to live, but because of the Gospel is what I want to live for. That's when that time comes, I want to try to do everything that I can and put all my life in, and from henceforth, I've bypassed brethren, and...

L-6 My secretary called me and he said, "Billy, it's not fair to the people." He said, "You got a ministry. Here's--here's four hundred major cities in America calling you right now right here on my desk." And said, "Besides pretty near every nation under the heavens is calling. And here you are a slip in and slip out, and turn from this one and that one just to make arrangements and just bypass around. Nobody knows where to catch you. See?"
"You're out in the woods or done somewhere, or gone here." Something like that, "But won't you settle yourself down and go on?" So I prayed over it, and the Lord let me know that that was right. So He started right off, and I prayed that God will help me, give me strength. And I'm depending on you all for your prayers for me.


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