<TITLE>03. Par 12-15</TITLE>L-12 And so there was a friend of mine, which... He's a Pentecostal brother too, and many of you may know him. His name is William Booth-Clibborn. Oh, many of you know him. And Brother Booth is a bosom friend of mine, only we do not agree upon doctrine because he is such a--a Calvinistic thinker that he thinks beyond me. So I can only think Calvinist as long as it stays in the Bible. See? And then when it gets out of there it's past my thinking; I can't think no more.

L-13 So I seen him on the platform. So when we walked off the platform, he met me out there, and he looked at me, he said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Shame on you. Such a legalistic message. You knowed better than that." He just tore me all up, you know.
And the next day I preached on the lamb and the dove. And so the Lord really blessed the little old broke-up message. And when I walked out he was wiping his eyes, you know. He said, "It was good, but so simple." So simple. I said... "It was all right," said, "but it's so simple." He was so... He could preach in seven languages, you know, so my little Kentucky talk was so simple to him, no matter... Our best manners wouldn't touch him nowhere. See?
So that's about the way I have to talk: simple. I believe the Gospel is simple. The Bible said it's so simple that a fool shouldn't err. See? So just--just all you have to do is remember ABC. You know what that stands for? Always Believe Christ. That--that's all you have to do. That settles it. ABC, and you're fully educated as far as I'm concerned.

L-14 So now, there's people are standing, and I appreciate it. And now, I never come to--to preach. I'm going to pray for the sick, but to get a little background talk on the Scriptures. I think I kinda preached myself out the other morning at Brother Fuller's. I called Life Tabernacle or something? [Someone says, "Faith Tabernacle"--Ed.] Faith Tabernacle... I think I held them the other night. 'Fore I got to the church the pastor, or somebody'd sent me word, said, "Say, these people like to go to bed at night." So I very seldom preach over six or eight hours, so I--I never get above that, so...
And over at Brother Outlaw's the other night I thought he was going to almost have to pull me out of the pulpit. So I better kind of take it easy tonight, way up here, and some of you coming so far. Now, it's good to be here. And before we approach the Word now, let's talk to the Author.

L-15 Someone said not long ago... I was at Ft. Wayne Gospel Tabernacle, B. E. Rediger. He was a great man of God that died years ago that... The Lord really blessed that brother. He was a mighty man of faith. When I was a little boy I used to set with Paul Rader there, just a young minister.
And then Brother Rediger's daughter lost her mind, went insane. One day she was back in my coal shed down there on one Easter morning. And they told me of some insane girl back there in the church. And I'd just come in off a campaign. I went back there and found it was B. E. Rediger's daughter, and Sister Rediger setting there. My heart like to failed me. And she was setting there combing her beautiful long hair with her fingers, hollering, "Nickel's a nickel, penny's a penny." Beautiful young woman...
While... Knelt down there and said, "Lord Jesus, be merciful to her." That was it. She's married and got two or three children now, just fine, and... Such grace and simple we--we just look way out and reach over the top of Him, honestly trying to find what's right so close to us like that. We just simple, believe, have faith, don't doubt.


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