Modern Church
A rich man went to his vicar and said, "I want you and your wife to take a
three month trip to the Holy Land at my expense. When you come back, I'll
have a surprise for you." The vicar accepted the offer and he and his wife
went off to the Middle East.
Three months later they returned home and were met by the wealthy
parishioner, who told them while they were gone, he had a new church
built. "It's the finest building money can buy, vicar," said the man, "No
expense was spared." And he was right. It was a magnificent edifice both
outside and in.
But there was one striking difference. There was only one pew and it was at
the very back. "A church with only one pew?" asked the vicar.
"You just wait until Sunday." said the rich man.
When the time came for the Sunday service, the early arrivals entered the
church, filed onto the one pew and sat down. When the pew was full, a
switch clicked silently, a circuit closed, the gears meshed, a belt moved
and, automatically, the rear pew began to move forward. When it reach the
front of the church it came to a stop. At the same time, another empty pew
came up from below at the back and more people sat down. And so it
continued, pews filling and moving forwards until finally the church was
full, from front to back.
"Wonderful!" said the vicar, "Marvellous!"
The service began, and the vicar started to preach his sermon. He launched
into his text and, when 12 o'clock came, he was still going strong with no
end in sight. Suddenly a bell rang and a trap door in the floor behind the
pulpit dropped open.
"Wonderful!" said the congregation, "Marvellous!"
[ Author Unknown -- from Tim Davis (tim@cybersalt.org) ]
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