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Show PEW WASN'T WHITEWASHED Lad Saves the Family Reputation by Dropping His Only Cent in the Collection Box. Years ago there was a great meeting meet-ing of a certain religious denomination denomina-tion in Chicago. Among many important impor-tant matters considered by them was the condition, of their benevolent enterprises. en-terprises. It appoarod from carefully compiled statistics from missions of all kinds, that the members of the denomination in the northern state:; during the preceding year had paid only 38 cents per capita. An eloquent and humorous brother discussed the subject before a large congregation. He said that, the fact shown by statistics reminded him of a rich but penurious man in Wisconsin who was never known to contribute anything cither for missions or local church expenses. Ho Ji;id a ijtue ,0y who had just donned his first pair, or trousers, and was as proud of his pockets as a peacock is of Its tail. The little fellow had noticed that many people In the church dropped money into the contribution boxes, and decided that he would do so too He became the lordly owner of a cent On Sunday his father and mother took him to church. As usual a collection col-lection was taken, but neither of his pments gave anything. The boy became excited, jumped off the seat, and ran his hand down into one of his precious pockets, got hold of the only cent he had, and proudly dropped it into the contribution box As the collector passed to the next he heard the little boy say to bis father: "Well, if it hadn't been for mo this pew would have boon whitewashed this morning." Youlii's Companion |