<TITLE>24. Par 263-281</TITLE>L-263 I think you play my tapes down here, of the vision I just had, or a translation, whatever it was, in a room; and went up there and seen those people, just the same as I see you, this Bible laying open here before me. And God knows that's the truth. See? There they was, young, just the same, and the same.

L-264   As you all been in the meetings, and you realize, those visions. Have you ever seen one fail? No, sir. Just recently He sent me out here on one, told me what happened. You all, all of you, know about it. Went right. Right there it was, just exactly. It never fails.

L-265 And I'm telling you, as a little Christian group setting here this morning, hold to God's unchanging hand. You've had a temporary victory. But there is coming a real V-day, completely, when Jesus shall come.

L-266 "And the trumpet shall sound; the dead in Christ shall rise." And if you don't have that hope within you, don't let this day pass without getting it.

L-267   I heard a little something, a while ago, I'd like to repeat. It come from, I believe, it was Billy Sunday that made the remark. There was a boy that had done a crime. I don't know whether you ever heard of it, or not. He done a crime. They throwed him in jail, was going to... He was in. And so he had a trial. And--and the judge said...

L-268 And the jury come out. They said, "We find the boy guilty of the crime. And we, the jury," said, "we ask for his life."

L-269 And the judge said, "I--I sentence you to die, hanging from a rope, until your mortal life is gone. And God have mercy on your soul."

L-270 And the boy was taken to the prison, and put in the inner prison, that he'd have to stay there until the time he was to die.

L-271 And friends come to the judge, and said, "Judge, we helped elect you in the city. Please, please, don't let that young fellow die like that."

L-272 I just come from Texas, for another, something like that. A young man and a young woman, and God spared their lives. They was to die, about three or four days after that. I guess you all seen the paper, you was with me over there, that they spared their lives.

L-273   So they pleaded, and pleaded, and pleaded, the people, that he wouldn't do it. So after while, at the governor of the state...

L-274 The mother, on the outside of the door, one day, fell down on the door, like that, and cried to get in.

L-275 And finally the man come in, said, "The mother of that boy, governor, is--is outside there. She wants to see you."
And the governor said, "Bring her in."

L-276 And the woman, in humility, crawled on her hands and feet, up to the governor, and took a hold of his shoes, and said, "Sir, that's my child. Don't kill him. Don't kill him. He's the only one I got. Don't kill him." Said, "He didn't mean to do that. Just give him life in prison. But don't take his life, governor."
The governor said, "Well, I'll go down and see him."
Said, "All right."

L-277 So the governor went down to the ward where he was at, and they went in. The boy wanted to be arrogant. Said, "Got someone to see you."

L-278 And the governor went in, said, "Young man, I'd like to talk to you." He got real arrogant, just set down, buttoned up, wouldn't say a thing. He said, "Young man, I want you to speak to me. I want to talk to you." And the boy just acted like he didn't even hear him. And he said, "Young man, I can help you if you'll let me."

L-279 Said, "Get out of here. I don't want to hear nothing you got to say."
He said, "Well, son..."

L-280 He said, "Shut up. Don't you see I'm nervous? I don't want to hear one word you're going to say."
He said, "Well, I come..."
He said, "Get out of this cell."
So he walked out. They closed the doors.

L-281 So when he walked back, the guy, the--the police at the ward, at the door, said, "You're the most foolish person."
He said, "Who was that crank, anyhow?"
He said, "That was the governor of the state."


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