<TITLE>14. Par 51-54</TITLE>L-51 Poor old fellow, been raised in the Catholic church. He--he didn't understand nothing about the supernatural.
And I said to him... There was a little Amish girl at that time (you've heard the story) jumped up from--from the piano (was playing "The Great Physician Now is Near"), jumped up and begin to screaming. Her hair fell down across her--her body like that, and she begin to screaming. And the continually playing of the piano, The Great Physician now is near, the sympathizing Jesus. And then standing there, she was glorifying God.
And I said, "The thing for you to do, is keep praising God for your healing."
Said, "All right, sir. Thank you. I'm glad to know that." Now, Catholic is taught to believe what their priest says is the truth. So he was... I was acting just as a priest to him.

L-52 So the next night he was in the meeting. He was way back up in the second balcony. And he'd every once in a while say, "Everybody keep still. Praise God for healing me." Well, he was following orders. So some of the ushers going to go up and make him keep still. I said, "Don't do that. Let him alone."
And so, all out on the street, everywhere he'd go, he'd stop once in a while, "Praise God for healing me."
So he was selling papers down on the corner. About two or three weeks after the church, after the service was over, he was still standing down there. He'd holler, "Extra, extra. Praise God for healing me. Extra, extra. Praise God for healing me." And the people would just laugh at him, everybody. He was just a laughing stock.

L-53 So there was another little newsboy come along. And they took him over to the barbershop to get him a shave. He wanted to go over, and the little boy led him across the street. He laid down in the chair. And the barber (was one of the little aleck smarts, you know) and so he lathered up his face, and whetted his razor, and started shaving half his face down.
He said, "Say, Dad Rhyn."
He said, "Yes, sir. What is it, son?"
Said, "I heard you was up to hear that holy-roller preacher when he was up here."
Said, "Yes, I was up."
He said, "I heard you got healed."
He said, "Yes. Praise God for healing me."
And his eyes come open in the barber chair. Out of that chair he went, down the street with a towel around his neck, the barber behind him. Such a display you've never seen. And that man is preaching the Gospel this day. Amen. Why? He took God at His Word. Yes, sir.

L-54 I was called over to Benton Harbor, Michigan. There's a rabbi, that school, Jewish school there. I was called over there for an interview for this rabbi: young fellow, red beard and dark hair. And he--I was waiting out in the swing with Mr. Rhyn. He come by, said, "What is your name?"
I said, "My name is Branham."
And he said, "Mr. Branham, I'd like to ask you a question."
I said, "Yes, sir."
He said, "By what means did you open John's eyes?" He said, "I know John's been blind. I've give him alms many times." Said, "What means did you open his eyes?"
I said, "In the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."
Turned his head and looked around a little bit. He said, "He's no Lord and Saviour."
And I said, "Well, maybe not to you. But He is to me." And he said... I said, "He is the Messiah."
And he said, "No Messiah." Said, "How could a thief be Messiah?"
I said, "A thief? What do you mean, Rabbi?"
He said, "Well, He was a thief." I said... "Your own Scripture said He was a thief."
I said, "Oh, you read something that isn't right: not in the Bible."
"Yes," he said, "I'll prove it. He went through the cornfields on the sabbath day and stole the corn."
I said, "No, He plucked the ears. See?"


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