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Personal Experiences of S O Susag

by S O Susag

FOREWORD

This book of a few of my experiences is written to sho the pioneer h his Holy Spirit One outstanding fact in those days, when even though their training was li passion for souls shown in labors, fasting and prayer, and a heaven-born conviction and zeal for the truth The Holy Spirit had revealed to them an unshaken faith in the Word of God; a faith that would not waver in the ly unreasonable cases My prayers are that this book will bring faith and encourage God for help when all other help has failed

I should not have waited so long before doing this writing, for because of that waiting the incidents are not written in the order which they should have been, and so otten Since many have indicated an interest in oes forth in Jesus' nalory to God

--The Author Year 1948

PUBLISHER'S PREFACE

Ever since this book was first published for the author, S O Susag, by the Standard Printing Company, Guthrie, Oklahoma, in the year of 1948, it has been in steady de answers to prayer have been an inspiration of faith to ement to every earnest and honest seeker for an increase of faith in God's precious promises ”Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” Hebrews 13:8

In contened publisher contacted S O Susag's daughter, Mrs Art Rustand (Goldie Susag), and requested further information about her late father In February, 1976, she relayed the following notes of interest to the reader:

”My father was born in Steinkjer, Norway, on March 28, 1862 He came from Norway to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was in the store business for a while In 1892, theyAfter they moved to the farm he was converted, and in the year of 1895 he received his call from God to the ministry of the Word He traveled as a missionary to the Scandinavian countries for many years He also served as pastor in Grand Forks, N D, and as an evangelist for years In fact, at the time of his death, which was in Culbertson, Montana, when he was 90 years of age, he was traveling around holding services His death was attributed to his age He was up and around until three days prior to his passing At the time of his death he made his home with his second wife in Medicine Lake, Montana He died on July 8, 1952, and was buried beside his first wife (my mother) at the Church of God Cemetery near Wendell, Minnesota”

--Lawrence D Pruitt Guthrie, Oklaho the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead theht before thes will I do unto them and not forsake them” (Isa 42:16) This Scripture seems to fit into my life's experiences

I was born in Norway My parents were Lutherans When I o years of age an incident occurred which I have never forgotten It was this: My Grandmother on my mother's side--a very Godly woman--used to visit us at least once a month

On the occasion to which I refer, as she was about to leave us, Grandmother said to my mother, ”Ellen, I would like to speak to you 'under four eyes'

(that is to say, privately) Does the child understand anything that is said?” Her reply was, ”No, he doesn't understand” Then Grand ould be the best way to pass out of this world without being a trouble to anyone, and the Lord has shown o to sleep and wake up in glory and this hter, I feel constrained to urge you to seek the Lord” Again she said, ”I ao that way” Four years later she went to glory just that way

My parents had not given their hearts to God, yet they taught us to live right The only religious services we ever attended were those held once a ether in our home and father would read a sermon to us out of a book

We would then repeat the Lord's prayer and sing another song

One afternoon, when I o and a half years old, a nuhbor's for lunch and play As we passed the pantryon our way in,a nugested that we help ourselves to the berries, and this we did After a fewme up in her arms, askedFinallyme, said, ”Tell me where you are hurt”

Still I could not speak, thenin my arms and I cannot find what is the matter with him” I was then able to speak and tell her the cause ofpain there and not in iven us the berries, and I told her, ”No,” that we had helped ourselves to theet rid of your pain: Go and tell the lady what you have done and giving her your hand ask her to forgive you, and I am sure the pain will leave you” Mother ith me and when I confessed to the lady she tookthe pain all disappeared

When I was about eleven years of age it see, ”You ought to be a better boy; I want you for a preacher” I did not understand at the ti to me Mother often wept over me and said, ”Child, O child, what shall I do with you! You ether”

At the age of fifteen I was confir service I was supposed to participate in taking the Lord's supper (as was the custom of the church) Before that service I went out into the woods to pray I asked the Lord to forgiveof the Lord's supper, for to refrain frorace upon my family