pphalan
June 26th, 2006, 6:34 AM
This small church was having money difficulties and the pastor was going to have to bring it before the church the next Sunday morning.
That Sunday morning came and it was time for the morning service. The pastor was informed that the regular organist was sick and a subsitute was going to have to play.
The substitute organist asked about the order of the service and the pastor gave her the hymns to play. He then informed her that at the end of the service he would have to explain to the congeration that the repairs had cost more than expected and there was not enough money to pay for them.
When the end of the service drew near, he relayed the situtation to the church body and asked that any one wishing to donate a hundred dollars or more to please stand and be recognized. At that, the organist began playing the most beautiful rendition of the Star Spangle Banner that anyone had ever heard.
This is how she became the regular organist.
That Sunday morning came and it was time for the morning service. The pastor was informed that the regular organist was sick and a subsitute was going to have to play.
The substitute organist asked about the order of the service and the pastor gave her the hymns to play. He then informed her that at the end of the service he would have to explain to the congeration that the repairs had cost more than expected and there was not enough money to pay for them.
When the end of the service drew near, he relayed the situtation to the church body and asked that any one wishing to donate a hundred dollars or more to please stand and be recognized. At that, the organist began playing the most beautiful rendition of the Star Spangle Banner that anyone had ever heard.
This is how she became the regular organist.