Before leaving Denmark, I visited all thirteen of the congregations which
were there at that time, and preached my farewell sermon. In each place
they gave me an offering and a large size envelope, thick and fat and
written on the outside, "Not to be opened until on the North Sea or the
Atlantic." When I opened them, there were many letters from different
persons in each congregation expressing their appreciation for the help and
blessing I had been to them. If I am not mistaken, there were 153 in all,
and there was sufficient money in those letters to almost pay for my first
car, a Ford. The promise previously quoted in Mark 10:29-30 was verily
fulfilled.
* * * * *
Once I was in great need of at least one hundred dollars and I had calls
for three meetings at the same date. From one of these, I knew I would
receive a hundred and twenty five dollars, and another, one hundred, but I
knew the third could not give more than fifty. For three days I stayed home
and prayed, and the Lord said I should go to the third, which I did.
On arriving at the place, I found they were closing a union meeting in one
of the large churches the following day. They told me that the evangelist
required them to forward him $500 before he would start his meeting, also
$300 at the close of his meeting and $200 for his singer.
Monday night I began our service in the Church of God. One got saved.
Tuesday night the crowd could not all get in the church. The Presbyterian
minister of the town was there and he said it was too bad the people could
not get in and offered us the Presbyterian Church free of charge. It was
the largest church in town. We accepted and announced our meetings to be
held there for Wednesday night. The church was packed and overflowing. Many
were outside who could not get in. A 32nd degree Mason came to me and said,
"Have you ever preached in a Masonic Hall?" I said I had preached in the
Masonic Temple in Chicago, so he offered to get the Masonic Hall for me. I
thanked him and accepted his offer, so the balance of the meeting was held
there. It was filled for every service.
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