LIBERAL TO THE DEVIL, STINGY WITH GOD.
A man once said to Sam Jones: " Jones, the church is putting my assessment too high." Jones asked: " How much do you pay? " " Five dollars a year," was the reply. " Well," said Jones, " how long have you been converted?" " About four years," was the answer. "Well, what did you do before you were converted? " " I was a drunkard." " How much did you spend for drink? " " About 250d0l a year." " How much were you worth? " " I rented land, and ploughed with a steer." " What have you got now? " "I have a good plantation and a pair of hoFses." "Well," paid Jones, "you paid the devil 250d0l a year for the privilege of ploughing a steer on rented land, and now you don't want to give God, who saved you, sdol a year for the privilege of ploughing horses on your own plantation. You are a rascal from the crown of your head to the sole of your foot."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2355, 13 April 1899, Page 62
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164LIBERAL TO THE DEVIL, STINGY WITH GOD. Otago Witness, Issue 2355, 13 April 1899, Page 62
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