If I tell Brother Reed here, “You go tell a certain man a certain thing,” that would be me sending a message, and some of us are born, friends, to be preachers, Brother Reed, many others. Some of us are born to be musicians. I noticed that young lady tonight, beating on those things there, xylophone, playing the organ, piano. Why, I don’t know nothing about that. Why, I wouldn’t know if it was in tune or out of tune. I couldn’t tell it. God never sent me to play music. But I was born a seer. Now, they play the music for the glory of God. That’s the way of preaching the Gospel. The man preaches It by the Word. And my way is by vision. Won’t you believe all the witnesses that God has sent to you? Can’t you know that God’s in them songs when you sing, that something blesses your soul? Isn’t there someone, the preacher’s preaching it just confirms everything to you? Isn’t that right? Now, He has other gifts. There is first apostles; secondarily, prophets, gifts of healing, workings of miracles, teachers, so forth. Is that right? All for the perfecting of the Church. Is that true? Now, don’t disbelieve. Have faith in God. God shall bring it to pass. You believe it? Let’s bow our heads. Sister Reed…

Testimony, 1953-05-10, Jonesboro, AR, §31