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This was sent to me by my brother, please enjoy it , it is reallyu "a neat story"

 

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FW: A neat story

Payne, Gail {LOG.~Mississauga}

Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:08 PM Therrien, Gerard {UPS~Mississauga}

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What a story!

Gail

Dragosits, Francoise {TECH~Mississauga} Sent:

Thursday, November 29, 2001 9:46 AM Payne, Gail {LOG.~Mississauga}

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Good morning Gail.. see below... Have a great day, Françoise. -----Original

Message----- John E. Churchill [sMTP:jchrchil (AT) attcanada (DOT) net]

Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:30 AM Undisclosed-Recipient:@golden.net;

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A neat story

A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned

away because it "was too crowded.I can't go to Sunday School," shesobbed to

the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor

guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a

place for her in the Sunday school class.The child was so touched that she

went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship

Jesus. Some two years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement

buildings and the parents called for the kind-hearted pastor, who had

befriended their daughter, to handle the final arrangements. As her poor

little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled purse was found which seemed

to have been rummaged from some trash dump. Inside was found 57 cents and a

note scribbled in childish handwriting, which read, "This is to help build the

little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday School.For two years she

had saved for this offering of love. When the pastor tearfully read that note,

he knew instantly what he would do. Carrying this note and the cracked, red

pocketbook to the pulpit, hetold the story of her unselfish love and devotion.

He challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money for the larger

building.But the story does not end there! A newspaper learned of the story

and published it. It was read by a Realtor who offered them a parcel of land

worth many thousands. When told that the church could not pay so much, he

offered it for 57 cents.

Church members made large donations. Checks came from far and wide. Within

five years the little girl's gift had increased to $250,000.00--a huge sum for

that time (near the turn of the century).Her unselfish love had paid large

dividend.When you are in the city of Philadelphia, look up Temple Baptist

Church, with a seating capacity of 3,300 and Temple University, where hundreds

ofstudents are trained. Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at

a Sunday school building which houses hundreds of Sunday Scholars, sothat no

child in the area will ever need to be left outside during Sunday school time.

In one of the rooms of this building may be seen the pictureof the sweet face of

the little girl whose 57 cents, so sacrificially saved, made such remarkable

history.Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor, Dr.Russell H.

Conwell, author of the book, "Acres of Diamonds" A true story, which goes to

show WHAT GOD, CAN DO WITH 57 cents. Please forward this to those friends who

would receive a blessing fromreading this true story.