<TITLE>02. Par 13-25</TITLE>L-13 I believe our leader here, this morning, or someone, or maybe it was Brother Valdez in his prayer, said, "We have not because we ask not. We ask not because we believe not."

L-14   I appreciate the singing of this young people here. Brother Valdez, us old people, were remarking of the sincerity of that young man making that testimony, that he knew Jesus.

L-15 Now we know that we find, many times, these little quartets and singings, I... this is another minister's word, Brother Valdez said, "Sometime they come a dime a dozen." Because, they seem like, today, it's--it's become a show in the stead of the--the sacredness and sincerity that the pentecostals once possessed.

L-16 And the sincerity of these boys, I--I appreciated that. The Lord bless you boys. And I was...

L-17   I'm not much on television. As you know, I'm really against it. And I'm really renting a place down in Tucson until we get our place fixed, where we'll have our home established there, the Lord willing. And the lady that rents the house, she's a fine Christian friend, but she had in the house a--a--a television. Well, I've got young children, and you know how they are, so they hurry to it. So, couple mornings ago, when I just come in from a trip with Brother Stromei... I don't know whether Brother Stromei is here this morning, or not, he is the president of the chapter at Tucson. My young daughter, which is sitting back over here, called me in to watch, said, "We're going to turn the television on, some singing quartets," or whatever it was.

L-18 Well, now, I am a very good critic, and I--I'm sorry for that, but I--I--I can't be nothing but just what I'm made. If I do something contrary to my own makeup, I'm a hypocrite. And I wouldn't want to be that before you people. I--I want to be just what I am, and then you know how we're standing. And I--I guess I criticize a little too much.

L-19 But I just had it in my heart to criticize that, because it just looked to me like some kind of a Hollywood put on, just a lot of carrying on. It didn't seem like the sacredness it should. And they sang those hymns in--in rock-and-roll time, and gold slippers on. And has it come that the Gospel has become a show? Why, I, if that's what it is, I--I don't want nothing to do with it. I want something that's real and genuine, and we want to keep it that way.

L-20 Now, I--I believe that transpositions these two right here, brethren. That, you hear me better now?

L-21   Now, next Saturday morning, the Lord willing, I have the grand privilege of speaking at the chapter, my first time, at Flagstaff, Arizona. The brother here, I just forget his name, is the president. [A brother says, "Chester Earl."--Ed.] Chester Earl, Brother Chester Earl. Just had the opportunity to meet him this morning, when I was just shaking hands with the fine evangelist here from India, an Indian brother. And he said that next Saturday morning I'm to speak there. You are all cordially invited to attend this meeting. We hope that the Lord will bless us.

L-22 And then the following Monday night, at Tucson, is a banquet. The Lord has give me the honor to speak to the... at the banquet down there, twenty-first day of--of December, at Tucson. You are certainly cordially invited to attend that banquet night.

L-23 And then as Brother Williams announced that I'm to be back here again, for to kind of a little prelude before the convention starts.

L-24   And, so, am I getting some static there, Brother Williams? There's... What say? Is that better now? That's better. Fine.

L-25 I certainly hope that many of you can find time to attend one, or every night and day, of the meeting. That, that starts on the seventeenth, at seven, Sunday afternoon? [Someone says, "One-thirty."--Ed.] One-thirty. One-thirty, Sunday afternoon. I want to say also, if the Lord willing, I'll be praying for the sick in--in--in those meetings, and doing all I can to help you.


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