Part 14 (1/2)

On hearing of my experience, the sister exclaimed, ”Why! God's promise, 'My God shall supply all your needs,' was fulfilled at that time”

ARRESTED FOR BEING A GERMAN DOCTOR

In 1915 I was on the Atlantic ocean on my way to Europe, and the captain ca, ”I alish boat catches us before we get to Norway, because you claiian by birth and a minister We think you are a Ger with us the last trip froe'

and was a Geroatee like you and looked just like you, and we think you two are brothers We believe you are an Ae that you are a German and a doctor, we believe we can be a help to you We will guarantee to the English people that ill take care of you and take you back to America the next trip”

I thanked hiian and a preacher, and I believe I ah a nulish war shi+p, and they sailed us into Kirkwall, Scotland and put nine of us (h official came from London to examine our papers, and I was the first one to uns ready for action The captain and firstout Finally a soldier called, ”Halt!” and I assure you, I stopped and smiled at them all I saluted the officer and handed hihly, he said to me, ”Where were you born, Reverend?” I said, ”in Norway” ”What City?” ”Stienkjer,” I answered ”Will you tell us that in your own tongue?”

I did so; then he folded my papers nicely and handed them, back to me, smiled and saluted and said, ”Pass on; you are ok” I enjoyed the experience very much

THE LORD GETS ME A CLERGY PERMIT ON THE RAILROAD

When the Lord saved me, he calledhalf fare on railroads, but did not know that they had to be ordained before they could get it But I did know that the Lord had ordained ent in n for y rates He had known me for some years, so told me he could if I would swear that I was a preacher I said, ”No, I can't swear If you can't take o without a pern for you” So I sent in y bureau, and a few days later I received the permit, but there was a little slip with it which said, ”Are you wholly engaged in gospel work, or do you do some secular work?” I studied and prayed about it and wrote the clergy bureau and sent the perospel work, but when I ah the week I do whatsoever ainst ment So if you find upon this explanation that I am worthy of your courtesy, I will be very pleased to receive the permit, and if not, I thank you”

A few days later, the per, ”Please accept our courtesy We are not afraid of being imposed upon by a man like that”

When I was ordained, the brethren said, ”Now you can get half fare on the railroads” ”Well,” I said, ”I have had that almost seven years already”

When I explained to them they were astonished

A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE

I was the evangelist at the South Dakota State Ca was over and I had receivedfroive me 50 extra but I refused to accept it ”Why,” he said, ”Don't you need it?” ”Yes,” I said, ”I need it badly, but I do not feel I can take it” ”Well,” he said, finally after much persuasion, ”If you won't take it, I'll put it in the bank For the Lord told ive it to you, and I don't want it, and it will be there until you call for it”

About nine months later, I needed money and wrote hi He sent it right away and wrote saying, ”Thank God, it is out of ain” At the next caain to pay it back, but I failed, so I went to prayer and asked the Lord what I should do The Lord said, ”You give Brother Renbeck fifteen dollars for a new suit, and you keep the rest for your faood suit for fifteen dollars)

I looked for Brother Renbeck and finally he cah he still see?” I asked ”I need a new suit, and I went out and prayed and the Lord told et a new fifteen dollar one” I reached my hand out and said, ”Here is your fifteen dollars” He stepped back and said, ”No, no! I couldn't take it from you You need it worse than I do” I explained to him hoas, and he accepted it and praised the Lord In those days we didn't know any different than to trust the Lord

AN EXPERIENCE WITH TWELVE MINISTERS ON THE TRAIN

At one time while on the train in North Dakota, I sat down in the co thatto them I decided that this was the tiwith his Greek Testament in his hand Finally he turned to me and said, ”Are you a minister too?” I told hi to?” I told hi to the Church of God, you have a horn in our side” I had met three of theot a horn and I pity the ot one” (The horn represents power in scripture) ”But,” I said, ”I use that on only one preacher” ”Who is that,” he said ”The devil” ”Well,” he said, ”If you have one you have not showed it to us because you have kept still” Then turning, he pointed to each of theeach one what visible church of God he belonged to, and each answered, na to the visible Church of God Congregational” I spoke up then and said, ”I belong to the visible Church of God” Then he slapped his hand on the arot me, Brother” Then I said, ”You see me, don't you?” ”Yes,” he said ”I see you, shake hands”

Then he askedthat he would like to have a talk withto Bise at the next station”

That ended the conversation They seemed to have no more to say

EXPERIENCE WITH TWELVE OTHER PREACHERS

When I was holding ain a certain state, some of the church said there had been a couple of preachers holding services across the street from the Church of God chapel, and sos and becaainst it I said, ”I cannot do that The Word of God says, 'Thou shalt not judge a strange servant' But I will pray the Lord to help ” I did pray earnestly that I ht ht I found twelve preachers there ere trying to start a new spiritual mushroom or work, and of the twelve preachers, two of the the s across from our chapel in the town previously spoken of I went to their service that evening and sat and prayed earnestly that if God was displeased with this neork they were trying to start, that the ht would have the hardest ti that he ever had in his life

Awas Biblical, but he had a hard tiive the brother the anointing” He worked and perspired until all of a sudden he sat down