Plaster of
Parish
A crumbling old church building
needed remodeling, so, during his sermon, the preacher made an impassioned
appeal looking directly at the richest man in town. At the end of the sermon,
the rich man stood up and announced, "Pastor, I will contribute
$1,000."
Just then, plaster fell from the ceiling and struck the rich man on the
shoulder.
He promptly stood back up and shouted, "Pastor, I will increase my donation
to $5,000."
Before he could sit back down, plaster fell on him again, and again he virtually
screamed, "Pastor, I will double my last pledge."
He sat down, and a larger chunk
of plaster fell on his head.
He stood up once more and hollered, "Pastor, I will give $20,000!"
This prompted a deacon to shout, "Hit him again, Lord! Hit him again!"