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Show Iffstory Got the Moncyl 00 apt was tho story told by tho (lev. Iloborl 8. MucAitliur In tho pulpit pul-pit lul Sunday thut It resulted lu one of tho larccat enllectlona of the year, saya lha Now York Times. Ho Bimke In warm tonus of the character of John KHot, tho missionary to tho Indiana, In-diana, one of whoa most lovaulo trails was an unbounded generosity. "Out ot hla aalury ut fifty puutula a year ho gave largo sums to charily." anld Dr. Mai-Arthur "Un 0110 occa-' occa-' a 'on t.hn goerotary of tho Society of the j -, 1 gtlon of the Huspel, when pay-I pay-I lu jiliot b'r quarterly allpend, aought w do klm a -ci'vlie. Ho hit upon a I p:n of saf-'giiardlug tho missionary's Iruoioy. knowing that In all llkellhiwd KIlut otherwise would give away every I ponny or It before he reached hla home." tllero Hr. Ma. Arlhur siepiied foraard to tho al.ln of the pulpit and drew out his pocket handken hlef.l The wily societaiy look Kllot's handkerchief hand-kerchief and tied up soma of the money thla way lu uno comer, im sumo an lu another, and so un am tho four corm-ra. Ami llrm, hard knots ho mnilo of them heture handing tbi hunilkerchii-f over to us owner. ' It chanced that Kllot on his home fell lu with a worthy whoso appeurancn told of ,llie pnrtrty ami dli-tiess. He stopped to sieak to her and pretty bikiu. In a heart bi0f touched, pulled out tho handkarchlat llo Inleniie.l lo give a sovereign to hr Kor some time he IiiiikikI and tra0J at tho knots, but, try aa he might v, oornera refused to couin untied. Thsi calmly rolling tliu handkerchli f up ,J: a ball, tho missionary p!ari4 jQ u astonished wouiau'a hands, aaytt 'Wy giaid woman, I tbiuk tha iJ. nroant you to have It all.' "The usIi.th." Pr. MacArtlinr aJdai "now will pass tho basket for miw lion, and you can Imitate John KlkT oaample -If you are so minded." ' And the congregation dug deep. |