<TITLE>13. Par 32-35</TITLE>L-32 Then I found out that there was two different kinds of life. Some people try to think life is drinking, having a big time. That's the spirit of this nation: big times, somebody, a TV program, a lot of jokes to be cracked. Why, that makes a real Christian sick at his stomach to hear of such things. A man or a woman can look at that kind of stuff that we have on TV today, some of them programs and--and enjoy it, it shows that it's Ichabod wrote over the top of your heart. The glory of the Lord has departed.
And when the church lose its attraction, when it comes to a time that you have to sign cards and things to come to church, I think it's time for a prayer meeting or something to take place in the church.

L-33 Sometime ago I was coming down a pole, and a certain minister in my city was there. And I'd been down to--just before coming to the work. And I was taking a--a electric light bill to a lady, and I knocked on the door, and she came to the door, little bitty half dressed woman, and she said. And there was some kind of a fellow on these wildcat players, you know, with them fiddles and things, and was going on, and playing some kind of a little song, and--and one of the little rock and roll jigs, or ever-what it was. And--and a--and that poor little thing went to get me the light bill, and she got so lost with that song, until she forgot that I was at the door. She was dancing all over the floor, and doing all kinds of carrying on. I just stood back and looked at her for awhile. And then when she got through, she said, "Oh, pardon me."
I said, "Yes, ma'am."
And she come and said, "My mother forgot to bring the bill, so here it is." She said, "I just love to dance so well, that I-- that I--I just forgot you was standing here."
I said, "Yes ma'am, I seen it."

L-34 So in a little while after that, a minister met me, and he said, "You know Brother Branham," said, "I've had some of the awfullest trouble with my church membership lately." Said, "I can't get the people to come to church." Said, "You know what? I sent out for members of this church a thousand cards, and ask the people to pledge that they would attend Sunday school at least six months out of the year." Said, "You know how many responded to that thousand calls of the members of this church?"
I said, "Doctor Brown, I have no idea."
He said, "Two! Two out of a thousand, that signed that they would come for six months out of the year, at least six months out of the year they'd attend Sunday school..."
I said... I told him the story about that little old girl just below the hill, where the church was. She might have been a member there for all I know. And he said...
I said, "Do you think when that player went off the air, she'd throwed him a kiss through the television or radio, and said, 'Bye-bye honey. I'll see you out to the old, some kind of a hoe-down place tonight where you're going to have the meeting' Said, 'I'll see you out there.'" I said, "Do you think that man would have to sign--make her sign a card that she'd be there? Certainly, not. She'll be there if she has to pawn her shoes. She'll be there. Why? Why? Because the spirit of that world is in her, and she's a loyal member, and she'll be there."

L-35 And if men and women love God as much as they--the world, loves their pleasures... The pleasure of a Christian is serving the Lord at the house of God. You don't have to sign no cards; you can't--you can't open the door quick enough.
And if the members of the church love one another enough instead of put a little cliques and pulling away from the church... Brother, if you love one another so much that you just--hurts your heart till you got together again, that's the way it should be.
 Blest be the tie that binds
 Our hearts in Christian love;
 The fellowship of kindred mind
 Is like to that above.
 When we asunder part,
 It give us inward pain;
 But we shall still be joined in heart,
 And hope to meet again.


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