The next day we heard that he was poorly and the Board of Health had
ordered that no one shake hands with him as his case was not yet diagnosed.
We continued to visit him, instructing him and praying with him. On one of
these occasions on leaving him we both made a good mistake. We broke down
and wept. Morris speaking to me in English said, "I love this man's soul
like my own father's and wouldn't lay a straw in the way of his getting
saved; I would like to shake his hand, but may not." "As far as I am
concerned," I said, "I wouldn't be afraid to take his hand in both mine,
but for the sake of the public we cannot do it; but he is a man of
understanding, we will go and explain to him and I'm sure it will be all
right." Later, as we were leaving, he said, "Be sure to come back soon."
The next day I was called out to an Island and Brother Morris went over
alone to see him. He was up and apparently pretty well and he said to
Morris, "Young man, you had better speak English. I understand your English
better than I do your Norwegian." Now you can see that the mistake the day
before was a good one. That day he got gloriously saved and the next day he
was up and around happy and praising the Lord, at two o'clock in the
afternoon he lay down to rest and went home to glory. On account of his
salvation we were asked to speak to the students at the mission college.
Here at Stavanger a good congregation was raised up and Brother Mortensen
became pastor, he was a tailor by trade and also was the owner of a fine
clothing store. They got the chapel the revival was held in, in 1911, in
1922. I went through and they expected me to remain for a three weeks
meeting to preach on Church of God doctrine. I was supposed to be there on
Sunday, but did not arrive until Monday. They had advertised for three
services for Sunday, and between fifteen hundred and two thousand were
present for each service. I was unable to remain for the three weeks
meeting as I was traveling through on a special mission for the Missionary
Board and the boat left the next morning. Speaking of the truth, this would
have been the greatest opportunity that Norway will have for years to come
and perhaps ever.
Brother Mortensen said, "O how sad--this all happened because of a crooked
preacher that Brother Susag had to take back to America." Brother Mortensen
raised up a number of congregations on the West coast, and in 1937 the old
chapel at Stavanger was razed and a new and larger chapel was erected in
its place.
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MY WIFE HEALED OF CANCER
Some years ago my wife had a sore on her left cheek. Dr. Morgan examined it
and pronounced it cancer. She was prayed for and the third day after there
was no sign of cancer.
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