<TITLE>06. Par 37-43</TITLE>L-37 And we're happy to have with us this morning, well, I might say it like this, a man who has been very precious to me in times past, and precious now, a good brother, Fred Sothmann from--and his wife, from Saskatchewan, Canada, who is here to sojourn with us, in our nation, a sojourner; but in our fellowship, a beloved brother, Brother Fred Sothmann setting there. He manages the campaign for me when I was in Canada.
And another precious brother who is also formerly a Canadian, which was a businessman, and can prove to the world that you can't out-give God. He and his buddy formed a foundation for finances of building a place, or for a foreign mission, a foundation. And they called me to Oakland for a meeting, and said they had the money, they'd sponsor it all in their foundation.

L-39 Brother Fred and I tried that for some money that Brother Fred had that I would not take as an individual. So then we decided we would give it to the Canadian people and not even take up an offering, but it didn't go so good. The meetings were fine, but because we didn't take up an offering... I don't care if the church is worth a hundred billion dollars, you still owe it to God to take up an offering. That's part of the worship. And you rob that... As much as I've been against money and things like that, I find out when a man's wrong you might as well admit you're wrong, 'cause Brother Fred and I seen it pan out not so good.

L-40 And, Brother Borders, when I left Brother Fred and come down to you at Oakland, I said, "Don't you do it. You just pass the collection plate and take up an offering, and whatever it is, put it back in your foundation for another meeting somewhere."
And before the services closed, Brother Borders and his friend come to me and said, "As much as we put into the--the meeting, is already took up."
And then a few days ago he made arrangements for a meeting in San Jose, California, where he had some, I guess sixty or seventy churches in the valley, of all different faiths all cooperating. We had a wonderful meeting, and returning back again November. We're happy to have you with us, Brother Borders and Brother Fred setting back there. And these men has--strangers maybe to you all, but they've been precious brothers to me out in the fields, contending earnestly for the faith that we're standing for. God bless you, brothers. We're glad to have you this morning in the little old Tabernacle here; not much to look upon, but there's something here that we know that God lives here. You see? So we're happy for that. And there's other precious brethren, if I had time to mention, that's with us today.

L-43 Now, I am anticipating and praying that in the next few days, the Lord willing, I want to go, feeling led, I haven't made the announcement, the next meeting, to Ohio, to be with Brother Sullivan on the campgrounds, within a short time. It's only about hundred miles up there, I guess, Gene, something like that. Be a fine trip if you hadn't planned your vacation, if the Lord continues to lead us. Very fine man, and we appreciate Brother Sullivan a great deal. Just, he's the mayor of the city, and was just ex-mayor, and just an old fashion Kentuckian. That's all I can say about him. When I met him the other day in... We was both raised down there in the mountains of Kentucky, or, he said to me, "Have you still got your asafetida around your neck, Billy?" Now, you know how--how Kentucky he is. Now, let's turn in... No disregards to my Kentucky brethren here, Brother Jeffreys and so forth. I'm a Kentuckian too, you know. I tell you one thing we are; we are not Kentuckians or neither are we Americans; we are pilgrims and strangers; we're seeking a city to come.


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