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 The
“Wichita Eagle” carried a picture and story of “Pastor
Loses Grid Bet—But Scores”— Oct. 28, ’71. Seems a “minister
of Church of Christ” in (of all places) Liberal, Ks. made a
bet with the sports editor of the Southwest Daily Times on the
Texas— Oklahoma football game. (Wish I could tell this without
bringing up that game.) “If Texas won Williams would attend
Walton’s church for four consecutive Sundays. If Oklahoma won,
Walton would bring a church service to Williams’ home. Walton
figured he couldn’t lose— either way he would get to preach
to Williams.”
“Walton
showed up with seven members of his congregation who sang the
hymns. Two of them led prayers.” “The 30-minute service was
over by 7:30 p.m., as Williams and Walton had agreed. They
wanted to watch a professional football game at 8: p.m. on
television.”
Do
you suppose he preached a sermon on the evils of gambling; or
was it that one about the true meaning of worship, in spirit and
in truth??
A
six-page letter brings a question so off—beat I will not
bother to reply — but readers may be interested in what comes
over an editor’s desk. The spelling and sentence structure are
duplicated as near as
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possible with a typewriter.
“Where
in the scriptures is women to take the Lord’s Supper?” “On
many cases the church of Christ on earth is so true, but on a
few cases the church error because of lack of knowledge.”....
“Any Christian does this today because of ignorants. They are
to repent and be baptized (over again)”.... “This is what
the writer is saying in Hebrews chapter 6,.”
I
may have told the readers about the time a church asked me to
preach for them, and said. “We will give you $25. per week,
and you wont have to give any contribution.” I asked them if
they had cleared that last part with the Lord. They had not.
Now
my story is topped by Ross O. Spears, of Mulvane, Ks., who tells
me he was once asked if he would preach for a church “on a
commission basis — percentage of the offerings, and you may
work it up just as high as you can go.” (Or words to that
effect.) He did not.
Maybe
we should make up a list of these “old time” stories. We
could match them with today’s blunders — to keep us cool,
and humble.
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