<TITLE>04. Par 15-20</TITLE>L-15 I'm looking here at a little old preacher and his wife. They're in their eighties, I guess, Brother and Sister Kidd, preaching the Gospel perhaps before I was born. And I'm an old man. And I see them setting here peaceful looking little old couple. And I just think that in the resurrection what they'll look like. Them old wrinkles and shaking hands of trembling and palsy and gray hairs will fade away into the splendor of youth. It really pays to serve the Lord, really does. We'll see Him someday.

L-16 Wonder if Rosella Griffith is present? I'd like to get her to say a word: a little alcoholic that was just healed at the--here a few years ago, and that might help some alcoholic that's here. Had to go home this morning. All right. Wonderful case... I thought last night I should've had her to say something. I would if I'd have knew it that she was going this morning.
So many things... I'd just like the folks at the tabernacle to hear.

L-17 Now, I... Is there any here to be baptized this morning in water? Let's see: one, two, three, four, five, six; about six or seven here to be baptized. And the baptismal service will follow the Sunday school lesson.

L-18 Now, the Sunday school room for our Sister Arnold, for her little tots, has been cut out. And we'll just... If you will, Sister Arnold, we'll just almost have to postpone that until the following day, because we don't have the room for the school.
And I'll read some Scripture here in a few minutes for the little children, and that'll give them something to think of too. And then next Sunday you'll continue on with your regular services and of the Sunday school.

L-19 Now, we want to say... Here's another thing I want to say this morning. I--I--I told them not to do this, but they did it anyhow. See? That was an offering last night that come to me (See?), an offering. I told them not to do that. See? And they... But they did it anyhow. And when I... Didn't know it until Billy told me that my brother, Doc, had brought it to him, over to his house. And I've never counted it yet, but I believe that it was reported that there was about three hundred, or a little over three hundred. Was that? Do you remember Doc what it was? [Somebody from congregation says three twenty-four twelve--Ed.] What was that, brother? [Somebody from congregation repeats the number--Ed.] Three hundred and twenty-four twelve. I thank you very much.
Now, I've been off from work a long time; you know that. And my secretary, being present, or some of them here this morning, knows that my expenses, no matter where I am, right here at home runs me over a hundred dollars a day of my offices and things to take up for handkerchiefs and things around the world, in expenses.

L-20 And I--I want to say this in an encouragement to you people here though... For the amount of people, that's the biggest offering that I ever received in my life. Do you realize that would amount to around a dollar a piece average? And most any of the offerings out in the work will average about--around about twenty-two or twenty-five cents per person. But this was on the average of a dollar a person.
'Cause I know you can't get in here. They don't take the offerings on the outside. And you can't jam into this little place over about three hundred people like; I doubt... You know what the tabernacle seats, Brother Neville? [Brother Neville says, "It ought to be somewhere around three hundred, way it is now."--Ed.] About three hundred people. So see that's around a--a dollar a piece. God knows how I appreciate that. I thank you very much. And it goes right straight into the work of the Lord. I--I thank you for it.
And for the... Is some of them would happen to be leaving before night, 'cause... And I... When I went home last night, setting one the porch was a little box, like this, and it was a bunch of jelly ,I believe, they come from someone. You know I just love jelly. And I--I appreciate that.


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