<TITLE>03. Par -</TITLE>L-3-7 Say, the other day, making a tape, I bumped this thing about several times, and--and I had that tape just ruined, on that "Christianity Vs. Paganism." The tapes was ruined. So if the tapes are--are playing or coming in, I wished ever who's taking would come to the door and just open the door or something, so I'll know that it's on now; I'll see which way this thing's turned, if it's operating. Okay, all right, that's fine. I'm going to cover it up, get over on this other side. I wasn't used to it.
Well, I want to take this opportunity to thank this church and it's members for the nice things that you gave me for Christmas. Awhile ago my son came in and gave me a great big box, and I was in the--my study room, studying. And I opened it up and found a new suit of clothes from this Tabernacle. And little personal things that people has sent me, just up there, which I haven't opened up until Joe comes in tonight and opens up his, and then... I--I certainly appreciate that. The Lord bless you.

L-4-2 I wished I could give Christmas presents to everyone. I can't do it. You know how it is. You just can't do it, that's all. If you--if you give to one, it shows respects, like that, and you just can't do it. A minister just can't do that.
And I understand that Brother Neville, this morning, was presented with a new topcoat. So grateful to you all for my brother. There's a little secret to that that Billy Paul and I know. You know, I'm so slow about anything, I--catching on anyhow about anything. Billy told me the other day; he said, "You know, daddy, I was over at the supermarket," and said, "who did I meet over there? (And he had a little quiver in his voice.) Brother Neville." And said, "He had on a topcoat, looked terrible."
And I said, "Would mine fit him?"
And so--and he said, "No, he's so much bigger man than you are."
So I said, "Aw, I'm just going down and get him one."

L-4-4 So then, I get my check from the church here like he does. So at that time, Billy come running up with a great big influential word and smile on his face, "Daddy, the church is going to get him one." Well, I know the church would--could probably get him a little better one than I, so I thought, "That's just wonderful, so we could all help." But we know that it come in a real fine place in Brother Neville needing that coat.
You know, I want to tell you a little something about that. I was reading in the history. That's all I've done in the last few weeks, months or two, has been take Bible history.

L-5-2 I once read the... My first book was the Old Testament, what God was in the Old Testament. Then I took the New Testament and see what God was, to compare it today, because I know He has to remain the same. See? Then there's one place of the church that I missed out; that was between the time of the going of the last apostle until the coming in of the Dark Age, when the Catholic church set in reign. They lost all the miracles, and all the Divinity out of the church, and everything. And I--I wanted to know what took place during that time, so I've just took some of the most ancient histories that there is, such as, Hislop's "Two Babylons," and Broadbent's "Pilgrim Church," Foxe "Book of the Martyrs," "The Post-Nicene Fathers," "The Nicene Council," Pre-Nicene Council," and all those great historians that's wrote during those times, the life of all those precious men. When I read them, it seems like I could hear Longfellow's "Psalm of Life."
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
With partings leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;...


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