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We came back late, and it was cold and wet and miserable, but as we approached our home we saw that it was all lighted from top to bottom, and it was clear that it was full of people. WE CAME BACK LATE AND IT WAS COLD AND WET AND MISERABLE BUT AS WE APPROACHED OUR HOME WE SAW THAT IT WAS ALL LIGHTED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND THERE IT WAS CLEAR THAT IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE
The man was not one of our church, nor in fact, was he a church-goer at all, but he listened attentively to the tale of the fifty-seven cents and simply said he was quite ready to go ahead and sell us that piece of land for ten thousand dollars, taking--and the unexpectedness of this deeply touched me taking a first payment of just fifty-seven cents and letting the entire balance stand on a five-per-cent. mortgage! “And it seemed to me that it would be the right thing to accept this unexpectedly liberal proposition, and I went over the entire matter on that basis with the trustees and some of the other members, and all the people were soon talking of having a new church. But it was not done in that way, after all, for, fine though that way would have been, there was to be one still finer. “Not long after my talk with the man who owned the land, and his surprisingly good-hearted proposition, an exchange was arranged for me one evening with a Mount Holly church, and my wife went with me.  OF THE LITTLE GIRL THE MAN WAS NOT ONE OF OUR CHURCH NOR IN FACT WAS HE A CHURCH GOER AT ALL BUT HE UNLISTENED INTENTIVELY TO THE TALE OF THE FIFTY SEVEN CENTS AND SIMPLY SAID HE WAS QUITE READY TO GO AHEAD AND SELL US THAT PIECE OF LAND FOR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TAKING AND THE UNEXPECTEDNESS OF THIS DEEPLY TOUCHED MEAT TAKING THE FIRST PAYMENT OF JUST FIFTY SEVEN CENTS AND LETTING THE ENTIRE BUILDING STAND ON A FIVE PER CENT MORTGAGE AND IT SEEMED TO ME THAT IT WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING TO ACCEPT THIS UNEXPECTEDLY LIBERAL PROPOSITION AND I WENT OVER THE ENTIRE MATTER ON THAT BASIS WITH THE TRUSTEES AND SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WOULD SOON BE TALKING OF HAVING A NEW CHURCH BUT IT WAS NOT DONE IN THAT WAY AFTER ALL FOR FINE THOUGH THAT WAY WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE WAS ONE STILL FINER NOT LONG AFTER MY TALK WITH THE MAN WHO OWNED THE LAND HIS SURPRISINGLY GOOD HEARTED PROPOSITION AN EXCHANGE WAS ARRANGED FOR ME ONE EVENING WITH A MT HOLLY CHURCH AND MY WIFE WENT WITH ME
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