Rebel
09-12-2003, 06:29 AM
Selling Bibles For The Church .
A minister concluded that his church was getting into
serious financial troubles.
However, while checking the church storeroom he
discovered several cartons of new bibles that had
never been opened and distributed.
So, on Sunday he asked the congregation for three
volunteers who would sell the bibles door-to-door for
$10 each to raise the desperately needed money.
Peter, Paul and Louie all raised their hands to
volunteer for the task.
The reverend knew that Peter and Paul earned their
living as salesmen and were capable of selling bibles
but he had serious doubts about Louie.
Louie was just a little local farmer who had always
kept to himself because he was embarrassed about his
speech impediment.
Poor Louis stuttered bad! ly. But, not wanting to
discourage poor Louis, the reverend decided to let him
try anyway.
He sent them off with their cars loaded with bibles
and asked them to meet with him to report the results
of their door-to-door selling the following Sunday,
which they did.
Anxiously, the reverend asked Peter, "Well, Peter, how
did you make out selling our bibles last week?"
Proudly handing the reverend an envelope, Peter
replied, "With my sales prowess, I was able to sell 20
bibles, and here's the 200 dollars that I collected."
Fine job, Peter!", the reverend said, vigorously
nodding his head. "You are indeed a fine salesman and
the Church is very grateful."
Turning to Paul, he asked "And Paul, how many bibles
did you manage to sell for the church last week?"
Paul smiled and sticking out his chest confidently
replied, "Reverend, I am a professional and was happy
to give the church the benefit of my sales experience.
Last week I sold 28 bibles and here is 280 dollars."
The reverend responded, "That's absolutely splendid,
Paul. You are truly a professional salesman and the
church is indebted to you."
Apprehensively, the reverend turned to Louie and said,
"Louie, did you manage to sell any bibles last week?"
Louie silently offered the reverend a large envelope.
The reverend opened it and counted the contents.
"What is this?" the reverend exclaimed. Louie, there's
$3,200 dollars in here! Are you suggesting that you
sold 320 bibles, door to door, in just one week?
Louie nodded.
That's impossible!" both Peter and Paul said in
unison. "We are professional salesmen, yet you claim
to have sold 10 times as many bibles as we did."
Yes, this does seem unlikely," the reverend agreed. "I
think you'd better explain how you accomplished this,
Louie."
Louie shrugged. "I-I-I- re-re-really do-do-don't
kn-kn-know f-f-f-for sh-sh-sh-sure," he stammered.
Impatiently, Peter interrupted. "For crying out loud,
Louie, just tell us what you said to them when they
answered the door!"
A-a-a-all I-I-I s-s-said wa-wa-was," Louis replied,
"W-w-w-w-would y-y-y-you l-l-l-l-l-like t-t-to
b-b-b-buy th-th-th-this b-b-b-b-bible f-f-for t-t-ten
b-b-b-bucks ---o-o-o-or--- wo-wo-would yo-you
j-j-j-just l-like m-m-me t-t-to st-st-stand h-h-here
and r-r-r-r-r-read it t-to y-y-you?"
A minister concluded that his church was getting into
serious financial troubles.
However, while checking the church storeroom he
discovered several cartons of new bibles that had
never been opened and distributed.
So, on Sunday he asked the congregation for three
volunteers who would sell the bibles door-to-door for
$10 each to raise the desperately needed money.
Peter, Paul and Louie all raised their hands to
volunteer for the task.
The reverend knew that Peter and Paul earned their
living as salesmen and were capable of selling bibles
but he had serious doubts about Louie.
Louie was just a little local farmer who had always
kept to himself because he was embarrassed about his
speech impediment.
Poor Louis stuttered bad! ly. But, not wanting to
discourage poor Louis, the reverend decided to let him
try anyway.
He sent them off with their cars loaded with bibles
and asked them to meet with him to report the results
of their door-to-door selling the following Sunday,
which they did.
Anxiously, the reverend asked Peter, "Well, Peter, how
did you make out selling our bibles last week?"
Proudly handing the reverend an envelope, Peter
replied, "With my sales prowess, I was able to sell 20
bibles, and here's the 200 dollars that I collected."
Fine job, Peter!", the reverend said, vigorously
nodding his head. "You are indeed a fine salesman and
the Church is very grateful."
Turning to Paul, he asked "And Paul, how many bibles
did you manage to sell for the church last week?"
Paul smiled and sticking out his chest confidently
replied, "Reverend, I am a professional and was happy
to give the church the benefit of my sales experience.
Last week I sold 28 bibles and here is 280 dollars."
The reverend responded, "That's absolutely splendid,
Paul. You are truly a professional salesman and the
church is indebted to you."
Apprehensively, the reverend turned to Louie and said,
"Louie, did you manage to sell any bibles last week?"
Louie silently offered the reverend a large envelope.
The reverend opened it and counted the contents.
"What is this?" the reverend exclaimed. Louie, there's
$3,200 dollars in here! Are you suggesting that you
sold 320 bibles, door to door, in just one week?
Louie nodded.
That's impossible!" both Peter and Paul said in
unison. "We are professional salesmen, yet you claim
to have sold 10 times as many bibles as we did."
Yes, this does seem unlikely," the reverend agreed. "I
think you'd better explain how you accomplished this,
Louie."
Louie shrugged. "I-I-I- re-re-really do-do-don't
kn-kn-know f-f-f-for sh-sh-sh-sure," he stammered.
Impatiently, Peter interrupted. "For crying out loud,
Louie, just tell us what you said to them when they
answered the door!"
A-a-a-all I-I-I s-s-said wa-wa-was," Louis replied,
"W-w-w-w-would y-y-y-you l-l-l-l-l-like t-t-to
b-b-b-buy th-th-th-this b-b-b-b-bible f-f-for t-t-ten
b-b-b-bucks ---o-o-o-or--- wo-wo-would yo-you
j-j-j-just l-like m-m-me t-t-to st-st-stand h-h-here
and r-r-r-r-r-read it t-to y-y-you?"