<TITLE>14. Par 33-35</TITLE>L-33 Oh, he said... The church said, "now, you remember, if you do, well, what's going to happen." But Jairus had a need, the need.
And brother, if there ever was a time, brethren, that we ought to make our confession that He is the Messiah, the Son of God, that He is alive then, and His power is just the same, there's a need today. Today is the hour. People are dying. People are dying in the churches. People are...
The Pentecostal church is dying. It's going so formal. It's getting out away from God. If there's any time to step out and say, "We are dying; let's get back to God." It's right now, because there's a need. Come back to the faith that was once delivered to the saints.
I know there's a lot of fanaticism. I'll realize that. As I said at the ministerial breakfast the other morning. You can't hardly blame pastors. But remember, every time you see something false, a bogus dollar, it's just as sure as anything in the world it's made off of a real one.

L-34 I never was so surprised. One time, I was going up the road, and I seen a--a--a big bunch of crows or blackbirds. They were just having the awfullest squalling time. And I thought, "What's the matter with them?" I walked on up the road. And there was... some of them was in trees, and some on telegraph poles, and some setting on fences. I thought, "What's the matter with the birds?" There was a strawberry patch across the--the field. And the man that owned the patch had went to Florida for a vacation, and he just let those strawberries there, wouldn't let no one pick them, because he--he liked to see... He kept them there for the birds. He just loved to watch the birds.

L-35 And so, while he was gone down to Florida on a vacation, why, somebody come over there and put a big old scarecrow up in the field, and wanted to pick the strawberries themselves, not let the birds have them.
The birds was all excited. Oh, my, they were so excited. Some of them setting way off in a tree, looking off over there on them scarecrows, and just as chirping and chirping, and going on, some setting down on the telegraph poles, and some setting on the fence post. And I thought, "Well now, I wonder what's the matter?"
And I happened to look, setting right on the arms of those... that old scarecrow set two, big, healthy birds, just eating as hard as they could eat. I thought, "If that isn't the picture, if that isn't something."
Now, I thought, "Well, what's the matter?" I walked up a little close, and I looked. There's plenty of strawberries. I thought, "What's the matter, fellows?" And that's the way some of them do. Some of them, will way go, go way back here. They don't believe in the Holy Ghost or nothing. Some will come up and say, "Well, I believe in a good sanctified life, but I--I--I--I just don't believe in Divine healing." But others, will get right down almost to the borderline; but they're afraid of the scarecrow. And that's just about where Pentecost is come now. You're afraid of the scarecrow.


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