<TITLE>01. Par 1-6</TITLE>62-0719E, Perseverant, National Guard Armory, Salem, OR, 113 min
L-1 Let's just remain standing a moment before we set down. Let's have prayer first. And I wonder tonight at the second night of the meeting, how many requests there is--would like--make it known by an uplifted hand? "God, hear my request." Let us bow our heads now.

L-2 Our heavenly Father, we're approaching Thee again tonight, never to be tired of listening to Your children's call, always willing to answer, only asking one thing: that we will believe that we receive what we ask for. We pray, Lord, that You'll move every shadow of doubt tonight by Thy great Holy Spirit in Thy Word. We pray that You'll answer every request. And we know that we have our request, because we believe Him Who promised it.
And now, heavenly Father, we pray that You'll save sinners, heal the sick, strengthen the church, get glory unto Thyself. Help me tonight, Lord, that I might be a vessel that'll be used of God. Help everyone here, that they'll be likewise. We ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen. May be seated.

L-3 See the people placing handkerchiefs now upon the platform here, upon the pulpit, rather, for--to be prayed over. We believe in that. That's one of our great ministries, is praying over the handkerchiefs and so forth, for the--the sick and the afflicted. We believe that it's the Scripture, believe that that's the commandment. An example: Paul prayed over handkerchiefs and aprons, sent them to the sick, and they were healed.

L-4 I remember one time in South Africa I had a... Noticed it in... I believe the picture's in the book where we had great big what we call burlap sacks here in America, just full of mail of the day of just handkerchiefs alone, several thousands of them. And I was praying over them, and the reporter said, "Brother Branham is very superstitious. He prays--prays over handkerchiefs." It just shows how the people that doesn't know the Scripture, what a--what a carnal conception they can have of the work of God (You see?), when they don't know it.

L-5 I was in Rome. I was down in, and looking at where a Greek artist had painted the--the conception of the--Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. And such a conception, my, Eve looked like some kind of a prehistoric animal. And Adam, I never seen such a thing in my life. It just goes to show that what the carnal mind can draw up, when it's not converted to the glory of God. I believe Eve was the prettiest woman that ever lived on the earth (That's right.), because she was freshly made by the hands of God without any sin to touch; Adam, the most perfect man that could've lived outside of Christ ('cause He was the second Adam, the most perfect man).
But the carnal mind can draw up a thought that he was a head so big, and one shoulder up, and the other one down, and Eve one leg little, and the other one great big, and oh, hair hanging down, her mouth setting sideways. Well, my, I couldn't think the Holy Spirit ever producing something like that. But it shows the carnal mind when it gets into it.

L-6 That's the way our minds will run in the same way, if we let it get off the Word of God in them carnal conceptions. My daughter here tonight, she said today (She was trying to pull one on me.), she said, "I have 'The Ethics of Darwin' here; I'd like for you to read, daddy."
I said, "Thank you. I did years ago. One time's enough of that." But this old Bible, we never get enough of it, just soaking it in to the glory of God.


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