<TITLE>01. Par 1-3</TITLE>57-0106, Jehovah-Jireh, Arnold Memorial School, Cleveland, TN, 109 min
L-1 It's indeed a privilege to be here tonight. I'm only sorry that it's the closing night of our little meeting. And it's been one of the high spots of my life, and I don't say this just because I'm standing here, 'cause it wouldn't be right. I could just say the Lord bless you and go on. But I mean this, that this has been one of the nicest little meetings I ever had in my life, in all my ministry of many times--five or six times--in the overseas and a bigger portion of the world, by the grace of God, I have been privileged to minister to. And this is one of the nicest little meetings I ever met. I tell you, friend, you'll travel the world over, but you'll not find Southerners everywhere. That's right. That's right. Very nice and always kind.
And I want to extend to them, to this minister, Brother Littlefield, and Brother Hall, and the other ministering brothers, whoever they are, my very hearty thanks and a, "God bless," to them. And to the rest of the ministers here, you brethren, who are co-operating in the meeting, I certainly give my blessings to you. May your ministries increase, and may this be a great thing. To the missionary brother, that's going to the islands after this, God be with you, brother, and go with you, is my prayer.

L-2 And now, to all of you people who has made this possible, we thank you, each one, with all my heart, I thank you. Then I want to tend--extend a handshake and a thank you to a very fine man, the principal of this school, a real gentleman, if I ever met one, and I thank God for such men. I'm thankful to the board, this school board, who has give us the privilege of being here and ministering in this--in this school. I pray that every pupil that comes to this school will be saved and filled with God's Spirit, along with the board. And may a great home be in heaven for every one of them at the end of the long journey through life.
I want to thank the mayor of the city for his kindness, for the cooperation of the police force. I have seen them around the place. I got to shake hands with the--one of the young men, a very gentleman, indeed. And I thank each one.
And for all your kindness, and the hotel that furnished me a room, the Cherokee Hotel. The motels across the country, they have donated as many rooms as they could--free--to the people. This is a lovely place to live. It certainly is. If--if the weather is bad, I could put up with any kind of weather to associate with such people. That's right. I don't say that just to be saying. I mean that from my heart. A country is what it's people is. They make the country to live in. And I thank each and every one of you from my heart.

L-3 I was told by my son, in coming in, that--and the pastor--that they had taken up a love offering for me. Now, that wasn't necessary. Frankly, I asked the pastor when we come down, not to do it and if he did, to turn it over to his own work or some fund here in the city. I didn't... I... Just kills me to have to take money. I've stayed free from it. I never took a offering in my life, myself.
I remember in the Baptist church where I pastored for twelve years without one penny. And one time I got to a place... I'm a poor man. If I'd have took the money had been offered to me, without taking an offering, just offered to me, I'd be a multimillionaire. But I refused it. I had rather have friends than money. I love my friends. And I'm thanking God for them.


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