At a later time Brother Masters and I held another meeting there. One
evening a couple came in a little late and sat down in the back seat. This
was the first time they had attended the service and they got under
conviction, but they got out before we could get to speak to them. They
came the next evening and slipped out again before we could get to them.
They did not come any more. We began to inquire around to find out their
names and where they lived. Yes, we were informed, he was a real estate
agent, and they never go to church anywhere. We went to their home and had
a fine visit with them one afternoon for about two hours. They were nice
folks. Brother Masters said, "We have not seen you out to the services any
more since the second time you were there."
"Well," they said, we are not in the habit of going to any meetings, but we
enjoyed the beautiful singing so much the first night that we decided we
would go again the next evening. We didn't want to be late, so I decided to
milk our cow after service. After coming home from the service I took my
lantern, as we have not any light in the barn and hung it up on a nail on
the studding and went to milking. As the milk began to run I heard a noise
like a shot and the lantern went out, leaving me in total darkness. When I
went to examine what had happened, it appeared that I had been so disturbed
in my mind over what I heard at the services that I had made a mistake and
had hung the milk pail up instead of the lantern, and when the milk
dropped, it fell on the lantern-globe and broke it."
"Well," we said, "you are coming to the services again?" But they answered,
"We surely are not. If two services can affect us to such an extent as
nearly cause us to lose our minds we will never go back again. We only go
to the funeral services of our neighbors."
* * * * *
At one time when I was in Denmark, I was in dire need of a considerable sum
of money. I prayed earnestly over the matter and one day as I went to put
my hat on my head it seemed to be too small. I took it off and looked on
the inside of it to be sure it was mine and in feeling around, on the
inside of the sweat band I found the very amount of money I needed.
* * * * *
While still in Denmark, I needed an overcoat. I went to a clothing store
and picked out one. There were a few alterations to be made and I was to
get it in two or three days, but I had no money and did not know from where
any was coming. This was Friday and Sunday evening after service a number
of saints went passed my door and one sister threw a folded bill on to my
table. She said, "Brother Susag, you need an overcoat. Here is a little to
help on it." I thanked her and looked at the bill and found it was a
hundred crown bill--more than seven crowns over the cost of the overcoat.
* * * * *
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