The Dollar God
A missionary in Africa had been witnessing faithfully to a certain individual. Following their conversation one day the unconverted man placed a small statue and a silver coin on the table before him. Then he took two slips of paper and wrote something on each. Putting one beside the image and the other with the money, he turned to the Christian worker and said, “Please read this.” On the note by the idol were written the words, “Heathen god.” The sheet next to the coin bore the inscription, “Christian god.” From what that needy soul had observed in the lives of the merchants from so-called “Christian” nations, he concluded that money was the object of their devotion!
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