And I do not believe in building the—the Gospel of Jesus Christ around an individual. I don’t believe in building it around a denomination. I believe in building it around Jesus Christ. Exact. And all individuals, and all men are the same, and we’re all looking to one Redeemer; that’s Jesus Christ. And I—I believe that with all my heart, soul, and body, that that—that’s true. And that’s what we want. They’ve always noticed; I’ve never said, “Oh, the great Baptist church…” or “The great Pentecostal church, of the great…” I’ve never said that, as knowingly, I didn’t. I’ve always said that I thought this one thing: that Pentecostal people was the most spiritual. Certainly. They were the “kick-outs” of other church, and they’ve had to pull for every little inch they got, and that made them spiritual, ’cause they had to get down and pray it. You just let a little persecution rise in the United States, and watch the church come together. Watch it get spiritual then.

A Greater Witness, 1953-11-15, Owensboro, KY, §15