<TITLE>01. Par 1-8</TITLE>63-1130B, Influence, Captain Shreve Hotel, Shreveport, LA, 88 min
L-1      I am happy to be here this morning, for this fine gathering of--of people, and especially for the young people, as I understand that this service this morning is dedicated to the young people of Shreveport. And that's a very fine time in my life, and a highlight, or I'd call it a red-letter, to get to address the boys and girls that will--will be tomorrow, if there is a tomorrow. So, we're happy for this.

L-2   How many different denominations is represented here this morning, in this little group of people? I'd say, Methodists, hold up your hands. I just heard him say it, "From denomination." All right. Baptists, hold up your hands. Fine. Presbyterian? Just look. Lutheran? Pentecostals? And--and, oh, Nazarenes? Pilgrim Holiness? Any other denomination I haven't mentioned, raise up your hand. Wonder if there is Catholics in here, let's see them raise up their hands? Yeah, see.

L-3 Would there happen to be an Orthodox Jew, let's see your hand? All right, sir. Sometimes, I believe, here not long ago, the last meeting here, we had one of the rabbis here in the meeting, from the Jewish Orthodox, which is, really, the mother of all this. See, she brought forth the child, the Orthodox church brought forth the Christian church. Out of Judaism come Christianity.

L-4 And so we are very happy to see you represented here this morning, of your church and your stand. And I--I certainly believe this, that--that, God, if He should come today, He would--He would not ask that question. If we were all going in this morning, He would just take those who are ready to go.

L-5   Years ago, I used to ranch. And I was out there a few months ago again, stood right by the gate, with some of the brethren I see sitting here this morning. Brother Welch Evans, Brother Banks Wood from my church at Jeffersonville, and we passed through this gap where I've talked about so much. And I'd set there, many morning, when they was driving the cattle up off of the... The Association, the... was driving their cattle into the forest, the Arapaho Forest. The Troublesome River Hereford Association grazes the forest on this side of the Troublesome River, which is called the East Fork. And then there is a West Fork Troublesome, and the Upper Troublesome River grazes that side.

L-6   And now if your ranch can produce, I think, is two bales of hay now, a year, you can put a cow in for each two bales of hay. And, course, the Chamber of Commerce has your brand, and how many cattle your--your--your brand takes care of, or your ranch.

L-7 And the ranger has to stand there, to count these cattle as they go in. And then he is supposed to check them over, what brands goes in. And nothing can go in there except a genuine thoroughbred Hereford, 'cause it's the Hereford Association. Nothing but a Hereford, registered Hereford, because the--the--the bulls, and so many bulls to so many cows, and so forth. It has to be that way, 'cause it keeps the pedigree of the cattle right. And it must be a registered Hereford, to go in there.

L-8   And, you know, I--I watched the ranger as he would count the cattle as they went in, checking. He never one time, as I ever seen him yet, look at a brand or examine a brand. There was many brands going in, such as the--the Grimes' there, the Diamond Bar, ours was the Turkey Track, and then the Tripod, and different, different brands that went in on that forest. He never noticed what brand they had, but he searched every ear to be sure the blood tag was there. Nothing but a thoroughbred Hereford could go in.


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