[Loch-Ruadh] Fw: GET THE KLEENEX

[Martha Conard]

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Here's an amazingly wonderful & I believe, true story.        Love, Martha
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Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 10:07 PM
Subject: GET THE KLEENEX


Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 6:35 AM


       >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," she sobbed 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 happy that they found
      > > >room for her, 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 kindhearted 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, he told 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 of students are trained.
      > > >
      > > >Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday
      > > >School building which houses hundreds of Sunday Schoolers, so that 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 picture of 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. Russel H. Conwell, author of the book,
      > > >"Acres of Diamonds" A true story, which goes to show
      > > >WHAT GOD, CAN DO WITH 57 cents.
      >
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