<TITLE>14. Par 42-44</TITLE>L-42 An old colored man, one time, down in the south, was at a meeting one night, where they was playing the organ, singing old hymns. If you're ever a southerner, you know what I'm speaking of, how they used to meet out on the old plantation, sing and have great big parties, a singing, the slaves. So the first thing you know, the... One morning there's an old fellow come up there; he got saved. He was telling all the rest of the slaves; he said, "I--I'm free now. I've been saved."
So the boss heard him, said, "Mose, what was that you said?"
He said, "Boss, I said I was free."
He said, "You are free, are you?" Said, "Come over to my office, a little while; I want to see you, after you get the rest of them to work."
He went in and set down the office, waited till the boss come in. Walked around behind... The slave owner walked around behind the desk, said, "Mose, what's this I hear you say that you're free?"
He said, "Boss, I'm free." Said, "I was a sinner, and last night, Christ set free from the law of sin and death." He said, "I'm a Christian this morning, boss."
Said, "Mose, do you mean that?"
He said, "Yes."
"So what's your desire, Mose?"
Said, "I'd like to tell all my brethren."
He said, "If Christ has made you free, Mose, then I'll go down and sign the proclamation, and I'll set you free to preach the Gospel." He signed it that morning, and set the old darky free. Years, faithful servant...

L-43 When he come time to die, many of his white brethren come up look upon him. So when they did, he was in a coma. After while, he raised up, looked around, said, "Am I still here?"
They said, "Yes, Mose."
Said, "Well, I was in heaven."
Said, "Mose, how did it look?"
Said, "I tell you, brethren," said, "I just come in the door." And said, "An Angel come up to me." And said, "I looked across, and I seen Him." And said, "The Angel come up and said, 'Mose, come over here and get your crown and your robe.'"
Said, "Don't talk to me about crown and robe, I don't want one." He said, "Just let me stand and look at Him for a thousand years." I think that's the feeling of all of us tonight. Let me see Jesus.
Sister Cadle should be alive tonight, to stand here now and sing for us, "When I reach that land--on the strand--on the far off strand, I want to see Jesus, don't You? I believe that's the hunger of every Christian heart: "I want to see Jesus." Let us bow our heads just a moment. The organist, if she will, just a little note...

L-44 I wonder, tonight, with your heads bowed, realizing that you're an eternity bound person, knowing that this may be the last night that you'll every be privileged to set in the seat that you're in... You know, there's many people in the long history of this church, that's heard powerful sermons from Brother Cadle, and Brother Lincoln, many of those other great warriors, and Doctor Ford, Doctor Bosworth, Gypsy Smith. If they could only come back and set in that same seat, that you're setting in tonight, where they did sit, perhaps, what a difference it would be.
Do you really want to see Him? You love Him, and you know you do, and you've never accepted Him as your personal Saviour, and you believe that God hears my prayer, and want me to pray for you, and you know you're wayward and away from God, would you just raise up your hand? While no one looking but myself, if you're will, and by that you'd say, "Brother Branham, pray for me. I want to know Jesus as my Saviour." Will you raise your hands? God bless you. God bless you. Over to my right. Anybody back in here? The Lord bless you. All right. A backslider would raise your hands, and say, "Pray for me, Brother Branham." God bless you. I certainly will, sister. Now, that's fine. Somebody without the Holy Spirit, would say, "Pray for me, Brother Branham, I want to be Abraham's seed." God bless you. Many hands up...


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