<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 And then, I send out thousands and thousands of little prayer cloths around the world. And--and I'm not home too much, but I pray over those cloths though. Now, the letter that... If you want one, you're welcome to it. Just send... Everything's free. Don't have nothing. We don't have no radio programs, no television. Only thing we have is just the Lord Jesus, and He blesses it, for I... We come to be a help to you. And I'm not wanting your address; it's hard for me to pay for secretaries to answer letters. But everything is... You want one of those little cloths, we pray over them and send them out by the thousands, over the world. And you're more than welcome to one, just as quick as we can get it to you.
Now, we used to say many times, the storms never get too hard, and the rain never falls too fast, and the night never gets too dark, but what I would come to you to help you. Well, I have to be careful, saying that now, because there's too many. But I... Any time that I could do a favor to you, or do anything to help you, and make life a little better, a little sweeter, that's what I'm here for. And I'd--I'd love to do it.

L-6 Now, remember tomorrow night's closing service. And I certainly thank these people for what you've done to us. And on this offering that they give, I don't know what it was yet; they haven't told me, but it--it'll certainly go to the best of my knowledge, for the Kingdom of God. See? And everything, and what, I just don't have to use... Every penny I get a hold of, that I don't use right in immediate work, God knows it goes right straight to the mission fields, just as hard as it can. Because I know I'm always right. I know what it takes for missions. And I... that's... We're following general orders, then: "Go into all the world, preach the Gospel to every creature." And I certainly want to be a--a true steward of what the Lord has given. And part of that money is some of your living, and I respect it just as reverent and honorable as it can be.

L-7 Oh, I'll tell you, my wife not being here, I can say this. She usually gets after me a little trip, you know...?... I remember one night, coming home, one little thing that I did; it always stuck with her. I was changing clothes in the room, and I--we just lived in two little rooms, and I taken off my uniform. They had big red handkerchiefs. You brethren know them of course.
And then going to church that night, I--I forgot to pick up the hanky she had laying on the bed. And I just stuffed this big red handkerchief down in my pocket. I was over at the tabernacle, preaching away, and I--I got kindy perspiring, and I jerked my handkerchief out to shake it like this, you know and...?... Well, I said (her face real red), I said, "You know, I'm afraid of them little ones. I'm afraid I might swallow one," so... Because a...

L-8 And then it... Once, I was going to take up an offering. And it--you know how poor people get: you get to a place you can't make ends meet. Did you ever get that place? I still get them. And I thought, how are we going to do it? And I said to the wife; I said, "I'm going to take up the offering over at church."
She said, "I'll go over and see you do it then." Now, not they wouldn't do it. Certainly they would, they'd give me anything they had. but I was able, and strong, and working, and preaching two or three times a week, so, what of it. I could make my own living.
And so I went over, and we didn't have a offering plate nor nothing. There's an old fisherman by the name of Mr. Wisehart. He was one of the deacons in the church. And I said, "Uncle Jim, I want you to get my hat. And folks, I want to ask you a question." I said, "Now, we're in kind of a tough place, can't make ends meet. You got a nickel or dime in your pocket, drop it in the hat, kindy help me." Well, some of them crying...


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