<TITLE>05. Par 17-20</TITLE>L-17 Some time ago, there was a--a fellow at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, said to me, he said, "Brother Branham..." And he was behind the stage at the Ft. Wayne Gospel Tabernacle. He said, "It's a shame, your grammar."
I said, "I know it's awful." I said, "I didn't get an education, there's ten of us children. And dad died, and I had to take care of the other nine."
And he said, "That's no excuse. You're a man now."
I said, "But I'm so busy praying for the sick people. I don't have the time."
He said, "The... A man that would speak to the audience as you do, and use the grammar you do." And he said, "Last night you said on the pulpit out there," said, "you said, 'All you people, come up here to the pole-pit.'" He said, "Those people will appreciate you more if you say, 'pul-pit.'"
I said, "Brother, I don't believe that. Them people don't care whether I say 'pul-pit' or 'pole-pit, ' so I live the life, and preach the Gospel, and produce what God talks about in the power of His resurrection." That's what people are looking for--honest hearted people. Just life...

L-18 Some time ago, I was in a large city in another nation. And we'd had a great meeting at a big ice arena. And that night when I was going into the hotel, there was a certain lodge in America here, was having their big convention up there at this hotel. And that afternoon, I never seen so many drunk people in my life, hardly, at one time. And so then when that night when I come home, there was just whiskey bottles all over everything, and they were just having themselves what they called a big time.
It's too bad that America has sold out to such stuff as that. And it's the worst in the world.

L-19 Now, I've just about traveled the world over, been in many nations several times. But the... Where I believe they need missionaries worse than anywhere else in the world, is the U.S.A. That's exactly right. An educated heathen is harder to deal with than one that has no education, because he thinks he knows everything when he knows nothing. Now, I don't mean to be rude, but I want to be honest. It's the truth.

L-20 In Puerto Rico a few days ago, we were staying at--I was--at about a fourth class hotel, because I don't believe that a Christian should have everything swanky. Jesus didn't even have a place to lay His head. And yet, we have to drive Cadillacs to be spiritual. Why, there's something wrong.
And there was an old man there that kindly hangs around with the Christian Businessman. I don't know just what his name was. And we were over to another great hotel. Oh, it was a mammoth and a beautiful place. Hundreds of dollars to stay in that thing a week. And the old fellow's about eighty years old, a retired railroader. And there was the Puerto Rican people, normally looking people, dressed. Here come the Americans in, half dressed, naked, half drunk, staggering. The old man looked around at me, said, "Prices are higher over here, but life is lower." And that's just about the answer.


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