> 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, and 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. Her 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 > red 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 woul 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 wealthy realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth >many > thousands. > When told that the church could not pay so much, he offered to > sell it to the little church 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 unselfishlove had paid large dividends. > > When you are in the city of Philadelphia, look up Temple > Baptist Church, with a seating capacity of 3,300. And be sure >to visit > Temple University, where thousands of students are educated. > > Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a > Sunday School building which houses hundreds of beautiful >children, built 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" > This is a true story, which goes to show WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH > 57 CENTS.
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