Too Much?
Some brethren said to brother J. D. Tant, who was a widely known gospel preacher in the southwest many years ago, “We would like to have a meeting, but just aren’t able.” He made them a proposition: “Brethren, every time you buy a sack of tobacco or a plug to chew, put the same amount of money in the treasury and save it for the meeting next year. I will take whatever you save up and be satisfied with it.” The brethren were elated and said they would let him know. They got off, did some figuring, came back and pointedly informed him that they could not possibly do it with a clear conscience, because, “No preacher is worth that kind of money.”
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