He Was a Saint

money to keep their ways from the public eye. They even

attended the same church and looked to be perfect

Christians.

Then, their pastor retired and a new one was hired. Not

only could he see right through the brothers' deception, but

he also spoke well and true, and the church started to swell

in numbers.

A fund-raising campaign was started to build a new

assembly.

All of a sudden, one of the brothers died. The remaining

brother sought out the new pastor the day before the funeral

and handed him a check for the amount needed to finish paying

for the new building.

"I have only one condition," he said. "At his funeral, you

must say my brother was a saint."

The pastor gave his word and deposited the check.

The next day at the funeral, the pastor did not hold back.

"He was an evil man," he said. "He cheated on his wife and

abused his family." After going on in this vein for a small

time, he concluded with, "But, compared to his brother, he

was a saint."