<TITLE>01. Par 1-8</TITLE>63-0626, Why?, Associated Brotherhood Of Christians Campground, Hot Springs, AR, 84 min
L-1      Thank you Brother Johnson. Good evening, friends. It's really a grand privilege to be here tonight and, one thing, to be back in Arkansas, and, another thing, to be on the campgrounds. I believe this is my first camp meetings that I have attended for a long time. And I had the invitation to come, and--and to begin with you. And I have heard, since we've just come in, you've been having a wonderful time here at this meeting. I'm so thankful for that.

L-2 And, I, coming up along the road, a few moments ago, with my son, and we were talking about years ago when I first come down here to Arkansas, was the first of my meetings. When I first started off, it was in Arkansas, in the evangelistic type of the meetings, anyhow. And since then, been seven times around the world, and now back in Arkansas. It's like bad money, always returns it. I have, everywhere I've been, I suppose, in the United States, I've asked, "Any people here from Arkansas?" I've always had friends from Arkansas, pretty near everywhere. And I have always said: some of the truest hearts, I believe, that ever beat, was under them old blue shirts down here in Arkansas. Real fine people! I love you.

L-3   And I--I'm grateful to God for the opportunity to be back, tonight, in Arkansas, be here with you. And so I think we got three nights yet left in the convention, and to have the opportunity to come in and express my love to Jesus Christ, and have fellowship with you people and our fine bunch of brethren here, who, many of them I don't know. I just looked around and seen one that I do know, Brother Jack Moore, I just happened to, and Sister Moore, happened to recognize them then. And we are certainly happy to be in.

L-4 Now, I know, all day long you must get tired, you know, physically tired. We never get enough of... get tired praising and blessing God, for His goodness, how wonderful He is. And, but, all day long, and then when night time comes, then here I come in. And I kind of one of those ministers that's been given the idea of speaking a long time. But I don't think we'll do it now, because of this squeeze in the convention. You've heard great speakers, no doubt, all through the day and through the convention. And then to stand up here on the platform, why, before all these fine speakers, that, I feel pretty small, and stand here.

L-5   One of the ministers I just shook hands with, told me this is your first services to have in this tabernacle, I would call it; I don't know just exactly what, this temple or whatever it is. And we're--we're certainly thankful again for the opportunity to come into a new church, something that's erected to the praise and honor of God. How wonderful!

L-6 And we are just moved back, or not moved back... Just come back from the... for the school vacation for the children. We live in Tucson, Arizona, now. And it's been awfully hot out there, but we find that it's a little bit hotter here at home than it was out there, because of the tremendous humidity. And it kind of puts us down, after getting kind of used to the air there.

L-7   We got in home and had the first service last Sunday, and we seen the Lord Jesus continuing His great work of love and power among the people. And the same Gospel that I preached to you fifteen years ago, here in Arkansas, I still believe the same thing. Just don't change It. It's Christ.

L-8 Sunday there was something taken place at the church. Just happened to look around and see the gentleman on which the--the miracle was performed.


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