<TITLE>16. Par 51-53</TITLE>L-51 I was reading here not long ago of Hudson Taylor. Many of you has read of him, the great missionary to China. There was a young man come to him one day, about--boy about fourteen, fifteen years old. He said, "Mr. Taylor, I believe I have a call in my life to be a minister. When I get to be about twenty-five years old," he said, "you know what? I'm coming to join your school, and I want to learn."
Mr. Taylor, the Christian gentleman, said, "Son, don't wait till the candle's half-burned down. Go when it's lit."
That's right. You don't need no schooling of this and schooling of that.
You say, "Well, the candle's just lit."
Yes, when it's lit.
"Well, I don't know any theology."
You don't need to know. Go tell them how it got lit. Maybe it'll light them.
What we need is a candle-lighting time, the power of the Holy Ghost, instead of so much of this man-made dogma, theological training. I'm convinced that's what the people need. Whether he knows his ABC's or not, whether he knows beans from split coffee, if he will just let that candle get lit, God will take care of the rest of it. Right. I'm convinced that that's all he needs.

L-52 The blind man that Jesus healed, he couldn't argue them priest's theology. They come up, all the priests around, and said, "You know, here's Dr. So-and-so. You belong to a certain church." He couldn't argue their theology. They said, "Well, we know this man's a sinner. We know He is. He don't agree with our teaching. What does He do? He deceives our people. He leads them astray. We know he's a sinner." Brother, he couldn't argue theology, but he was sure convinced he could see. That's right.
I think that's the main thing today. I can't tell you where I ought to be, and whether you have to be this, or be that; but we're certainly convinced that we got something. Like the old colored lady said--said, "Brother, I--I want to give a testimony."
"Go ahead, sister."
She said, "You know what?" Said, "I--I--I hain't what I ought to be," she said, "and--and--and I hain't what I want to be." But she said, "One thing I sure know. I hain't what I used to be."
So I think that's about good. I'm--I'm not what I want to be. I'm not what I ought to be. But I know I ain't what I used to be too. That's right. Why? At least the candle's been lit. Amen.

L-53 David, why, he was the smallest one in the--around the army that day, little ruddy fellow. He was the most untrained. But he was convinced that the God that he served, that he'd had an experience, that he could kill a lion charging at him, he could kill a bear that was trying to kill him. And he was convinced if that uncircumcised Philistine was making havoc of his God and his army, "He's able to deliver him in my hands." Amen. Amen.
Saul said, "Wait a minute, son. I'll give you a little training. I'll give you a Bachelor of Art degree in a few minutes. Try my shield on."
It just weighted the little fellow down. Said, "Take the thing off." He found out that his ecclesiastical vest didn't hit a--fit a man of God. He said, "Let me go the way I went before." That's right.
Oh, if this church today will go in Louisiana the way it started out fifty years ago, you'll slay every devil that comes before you. It's God's promise. You've got to be convinced that Christ is with you though. You've got to be convinced, then you're concerned about others.


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