<TITLE>10. Par 37-41</TITLE>L-37 Some time ago I was in New York, went out on a little island to the Statue of Liberty which was given to the--by the French government, to the United States many years ago. And in the hand is a torch light. We went up to that arm. There's a window there, and where this great light was shining, I noticed down along the side was a bunch of little sparrows, and they were all dead, laying along the side. And I said to the guide, "What's those sparrows? Did they get electrocuted?"
Said, "No, sir, we never picked them up yet this morning." Said, "Last night there was a storm, a great storm come across the bay here."
I said, "Yes, sir, I know that."
He said, "The little fellows got caught in the storm." And said, "When they got in this light, they tried to beat the light out. See, they just hit against this glass and beat." And said, "Instead of using the light to go to safety, they tried to beat the light out."

L-38 And then the inspiration struck me. That's right, men and woman who are trying to beat out the Light of God are just beating their brains out, and are not... Why don't they use it to go to safety in the stead of beating their brains out trying to deny it, and say, "The days of miracles is past. There's no such a thing as Divine healing, old heartfelt salvation, these things." They're just beating against the post. As long as they do it, God's great church is moving on and upward just as hard as it can do.
People rise up and claim to be this and that, and fail, and so forth; but the Church of God moves on. And the Word of God moves on. She's made out of the right kind of material.

L-39 Not long ago down in Australia, the great Australia, which is under the British crown. Is like South Africa, just across the way to Australia. Down in Sydney, there's a big city that comes around the bay there. Brother Beeler would probably know more about it than I would. However, they wanted a bridge to build, span from--from North Sydney to South Sydney. They had called all over the country to get architects, bridge--bridge builders to come down to build this bridge. None of them would take it. No one dared to take it.
As soon as they got there, they found out that the bottom of that sea was shifting sands; it was quicksands. And nothing would stand. And they tested it, and sounded, and went on. They said, "No, we wouldn't even undertake to try to build such a bridge. It cannot be done."

L-40 After while a young architect from up in England come down, famous man, reputable man, had a good reputation. Oh, I like that. I like a man with a reputation. Oh, you don't have to be a big man; you can be a pauper that lives in a attic and have a reputation far better than a potentate. Absolutely. You don't have to be rich; you can just have a reputation. It declare your reputation. What you are makes you what you are; it gives you your reputation. And you're known by your reputation.

L-41 This man went down there with a wonderful reputation. He looked the situation over. He walked the banks for a few days. He studied it; he tested; he sounded; he looked around. After while he went to the mayor, said, "I'll take the job."
"Why," he said, "sir, you know what you're taking?"
He said, "I thoroughly understand."
He said, "Well, this great architects, as American architects, and architects from all over the world, bridge builders has come here, and they're afraid of the job."
He said, "But, sir, I'm not afraid of the job. I'll take it." He said, "I realize that I have a worldwide reputation as a bridge builder, but I'll stake my reputation, for I can build it."


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