<TITLE>06. Par 18-20</TITLE>L-18 You know, lately we have heard so much about conferences, people getting together. That's what God's speaking of here, a conference with His people: "Come, and let us reason together." That's what we've been doing the last few days.
And so much of the nation is... And the national affairs today is based upon conferences. Here some time ago, I can easily recall it; and many of the people can recall The Big Four Conference. They got four of the great leaders of the world together, of the peace-loving world, and they had a conference. And in this conference they tried to decide what would be best to do.
And then we had the Geneva Conference recently. Where at Geneva, the peace loving people of the world assembled themselves together to ask about, and confer with one another about world peace. That was called the Geneva Conference.
Then, if I'm not mistaken, they had a--a Paris Conference here not--some time ago. And they all met at Paris to discuss problems, and to try to bring about a peace.

L-19 And now, our lovely President Dwight Eisenhower is touring the free world. The papers are full of it, and the radio, of Mr. Eisenhower's talks with the free people of the world. Conference after conference he's trying to--to get to. And the... They tell in the papers about how that he's--that he's welcome in so many places, and how they sing the American song, or rise the flag up--or raise the flag, rather, up when he comes. And--and different one gives him gifts and so forth. It's the people that are peace-loving nations.
And I think that we ought to pray for Mr. Eisenhower, while they're putting forth all their efforts to try to keep this country where we can have meetings like this, to be free. America, in all of its sin, in all of its trouble, it's still the best the world's got. I believe that. And God help it to be, and always remain that way, for we have some dearly principles that... This old earth has been bathed in blood to keep these principles.
So I think we should pray all the time that God will be with Mr. Eisenhower--old, and his health not too good, and--and the man in his social standing, and making speeches, and trying his best... Even if you disagree with him in politics, pray for him now. It's your nation that's at stake.

L-20 What is conferences held for? What's the reason for these conferences? There's got to be a reason, or they wouldn't have these conferences. They've got to come to a certain decision of what they're going to do. That's what a conference is for, is to make a decision. Men in one place and other place, and different minds; and little things rise up here, and something over here, and back here, then they've got to come together and hold a conference, and then make a decision what they're going to do about it. And that's why they're held.
And then, after the decision, or the conference is set, they've got to have a certain place to have this conference. And if you'll notice that, they're always trying to find some place that's beautiful.
I've been in Geneva where the Geneva Conference was, and Paris, and--and different places where the conferences has been held. I've been to the U.N. building. And oh, it is beautiful, especially in Geneva. And then in there, they... I believe they try to select these places so that the attraction... There's something that... If it's peaceful, and--and attractive, it seems to work on the human spirit. I believe that's true.
Many times, for myself, to climb a mountain, watch a sunset, or... just thrills me. It looks like all my differences is settled. A place--a place, selected place where this conference must be held... And then, there's got to be decisions to be made.
And then another thought I want you to get is this, in a conference: that they never have a conference unless there is a crucial need. It's at a--a strenuous time when cons--conferences is held.


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