The Apostle Page #4

iniquity sets in.

- Good morning, my friend.

- Good morning.

- I left some breakfast on the table for you.

- No, sir.

I started my fast after supper last evening,

but thank you.

I'll be back about noon.

You want some dinner then?

No, sir.

I am chagrined of my sin

and at this time, even as I pray,

I ask for the strength to carry on

the work of the ministry in this holy temple.

I also beseech you at this time

to let the sorrow end here,

that the broken-hearted may be bound up.

I pray with all the fervency

I possess and cherish

that you find it in your supreme

and holy power

to forgive us for our deeds

and to let us carry on your work.

In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

And Amen.

Jesus! Jesus!

I've always called you Jesus.

You called me Sonny.

Now heal this broken heart.

Don't let her have them kids, now.

- You fight for those children, Sonny.

- Mama!

Sonny, I don't want to pray

with you any more.

Sonny, I really and truly am sorry

about what's happened, I really am.

I just want out, that's all.

With great humility,

I ask permission to be accepted

as an apostle of our Lord and saviour

Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

With your gracious permission,

I wish to be baptised

as an apostle of our Lord.

I therefore, without witnesses,

baptise myself in the name of the Father,

and of the Son

and of the Holy Ghost.

Take him, Lord, he's your servant.

And in the name of Jesus.

I have a first cousin who's a retired pastor.

He fasts once a year.

I understand. He's a good man.

Where does he reside?

He resides in a place called Bayou Boutt.

- Where's that? Texas?

- It's in Louisiana.

- South of here a few hours.

- What's his name? Maybe I heard of him.

- His name is Charles Blackwell.

- Charles Blackwell? I never heard of him.

I know a lot of preachers,

but I don't know Charles Blackwell.

Yes, sir. Praise God.

You're a blessed man.

Thank you, Lord. I'm your apostle

from now till the end of eternity.

Ever since the day you rung my bell

when I was 12 years old I've been with you.

Sometimes I zigzagged off course,

more zagging than zigging.

I'm with you now in a straight line for ever.

I'm your apostle now.

In the name of Jesus,

you don't have to go back in there.

- Say 21 times, "Jesus will save me. "

- Jesus will save...

Hey, wait! 21 times.

Don't go back in there now.

Hey! You have Holy Ghost power!

d I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord

d I'm a soldier in the army

d I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord

d I'm a soldier in the army

d I believe I'll die

d In the army of the Lord

d I believe I'll die

d In the army of the Lord

d Hallelujahl Hallelujahl d

Glory! Glory!

You do it your way, I do it mine,

but we get it done, don't we?

Yeah.

Bayou Boutt.

- How you doing?

- Real good.

Lord, I'm yours.

Which way you going?

You lead. I follow.

Every step of the way. Yes, sir.

Amen. Lead me on.

Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

Do you have a hotel-motel around here?

A bed and breakfast, anything like that?

There used to be a motel called the Red Apple

Restaurant. I don't think it's there any more.

What's your problem there?

- Well, I set the points.

- What about them?

Well, I set them and I set the floater.

- But it's got to be something else.

- Screwdriver.

You've probably got a vacuum down there.

Let's see.

Your breaker plate's not advancing, see.

- See that tube? You know what that's for?

- What?

It's messed up. You got to clean it, snip it,

then put it back in and your problem's solved.

- Yeah. Right there.

- I appreciate it.

I knew it was right in there, but thank you.

My pleasure. Yes, sir.

How's it coming along, Sam?

You got that figured out?

Well, you had a small malfunction in your

distributor. We're going to fix it good as new.

That's great. Looks like we've found

a new mechanic. What do you say?

- I'm ready if you are.

- You serious?

If you are. Give me the parts, I'll build

any vehicle you want from the ground up.

- Where you from?

- See where I'm standing?

That's where I'm from.

I've got a little bit of everywhere in me.

Sounds like my first two wives.

You get around, huh?

Yeah. I've been to every state except for

Alaska, and a few foreign countries as well.

- Including Mississippi.

- Mississippi!

I'll talk with my partner. He knows more

about the cars than I do. Check you later.

Any of you know of a Reverend C Charles

Blackwell, might live around here?

- I think down that way, sir.

- This way? Thank you.

Pardon me, does C Charles Blackwell

live this way?

- He lives on the next block.

- This way? Thank you. Appreciate it.

The house with the pretty flowers.

- Yes, sir?

- Are you Reverend C Charles Blackwell?

- Yes, sir.

- I'm the Apostle EF.

The Lord sent me to have fellowship with you.

If you could spare a minute of your time,

I'd greatly appreciate it.

- Come on in.

- Thank you, sir. Appreciate it.

I dreamed that I'd be meeting a man

such as yourself.

The Lord told me to come right to you,

and when he talks to me, I always listen.

- Yes, sir. I see.

- There you go.

- Yes, ma'am. Thank you.

- You don't have to get up. You're welcome.

In my dream, it appeared that I'd talk to you

about starting a church joint.

Talking never hurt nobody

so I thought we might examine the subject,

reflect on it, you know.

Yes. Well, pastor, I don't minister no more.

I'm in touch with some of my people

but most of them have joined

with other churches.

I see. Well, if I was to get

with some of those people

and they were willing

to start a new temple, small,

would you be willing to come

and help me in the community?

There is a possibility.

I don't preach no more.

I had two heart attacks in six months.

When I get up on that pulpit

and the spirits start moving in me, praise God,

I wouldn't hold back,

and I can't do that no more.

- Amen.

- I got to take everything a little calmer.

- Pray to God!

- But I'll pray on it.

You might consider it,

because I've set up temples all over.

Tell me something.

Why should I trust you?

Lord knows what you

could have been or done.

We got to look out for the Devil.

If he robbed you of your babies,

he could rob somebody here of their babies,

especially if he followed you

from wherever you come from.

Boy, I get it. Right on.

Now, you say God led you to me

and not to anybody else?

Yes, sir. I do believe that.

If he led you to me, I could accept that.

If he didn't, I'll find out. He's going to

let me know one way or the other.

If he did, I'd want to be with you, wouldn't I?

Then I'd be with him, right?

In other words, if he's leading you,

he got to lead me too.

You put that a lot better than I can,

that's for sure. Yeah.

I'll tell you what.

I'm going to keep my eye on you.

And the Lord keeps his eye on both of us.

And we all three keep our eye out

for the Devil, all right?

Hey, what's happening?

Good morning.

I'm Apostle EF. I'm here to see Elmo.

Hey, you. I'm Toosie. Welcome to KBBR.

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