<TITLE>17. Par 153-163</TITLE>L-153 He said, "During the time of the depression," said, "they had to have an order, from the county, to get medicine for the sick." And said, "One day, I was sitting back here in the drugstore." Said, "My son was waiting on the customers." And said, "I seen a--a woman come in." Said, "She was... You could see she was going to be mother right away." And said, "The little thing could hardly stand up. And her husband poorly dressed, both of them. And she leaned against the side of the counter. And he went over and asked my son, he said, 'I've got a prescription here from the doctor.' He said, 'Would you fill it for me and let me take my wife on home?' He said, 'I tried to let her stand in that line. Just look down the street there,' he said, 'it'll be four or five hours.' And said, 'She is not able to stand now, you can see.'"

L-154   And the young fellow said, "Sir, I--I can't do that." He said, "I'll have to have that order first," said, "'cause I--I can't do that. It's just against the rules." And said...

L-155 His daddy said he was sitting back there listening, see what the boy said. And he said, "Just a minute, son. What is that?"

L-156 And said he walked up there. And the old man, a real Christian, a real sainted old man, he said, "What is it, my good brother?"

L-157 And he said, "Sir," he said, "I'm... my wife, she is just ready to--to--to deliver." He said, "I--I am... I got the order from the doctor here; some medicine, she must have it right now." And said, "I--I took her down to stand in the room there." And said, "I--I... Look at this line," said, "I doubt whether I'd get in, this afternoon." Said, "I just wonder if--if you could fill this for me?" Said, "I'll--I'll stand down there; I'll--I'll get the money for you, the order that the county pays for it."

L-158 "Why," he said, "certainly, sir, I'll get it for you." And just layed the order down, went back. He said his boy went on back and started waiting on somebody else.

L-159 Said, "The little lady watched out, two or three times. She just standing there, and perspiration on her face, knew she was very sick. And the brother standing there with his arms around her, you know, saying, 'Just hold up, honey, now just a little longer.' Said, 'The good druggist is going to get us some medicine.'"

L-160   He said, "I fixed up the medicine as quick as I could, and filled my prescription." And said, "When I started to hand it in her hand," he said, "Brother Branham, I looked and I was putting it in a nail-scarred hand." He said, "I seen the thorns on His brow." He said, "I shut my eyes, and I looked back." He said, "I realized right then, insomuch as I had done unto 'the least of these My little ones,' it was done unto Him."

L-161 Said, "Do you believe that?"
I said, "With all my heart, doctor, I believe every word of it."

L-162 What is it? He said, "Since then, Christ has been more to me. Because, doing that for that woman," said, "it was a paradox. There is no doubt but what ordinary people wouldn't believe that, but," said, "I thought, just tell it to you, because I know you've had them experiences."
I said, "Yes, sir. That's right," I said.

L-163   I remember, when, Saint Martin, reading of him. When he was just a--a boy, he was called of God. His people were pagans. And his father was--was kind of, oh, I don't know, I think a military man, and--and it's right for their boys to follow them. He said... one day going through the city there. I forget where it was now. And I think he was a Frenchman. And he said he was going through the gap; there was an old man laying there, freezing to death, very cold weather. And people passed by, wouldn't give him nothing. And said he stood. And people was absolutely professing to be believers, and would go through, let the old man lay there. And he was begging for something to wrap him in, said he was freezing to death.


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