COLLECTION AND REDEMPTION

During the Great Depression many people turned to church going to help save themselves from total ruin. My Uncle Helmer did too! Uncle Helmer entertained his own salvation at two churches in the neighborhood.

The Lutherans and the Presbyterians would pass a collection plate every week and Helmer didn't want to show any particular partiality to either party. After all, a lot of his family were members of one or the other church and he had heard that Jesus himself had saved more with protestants than anywhere else.

Occasionally Helmer would have a particularly good week down at the pool hall and when he did he would deposit a large part of his earnings into the collection plates there.

First Church services for the Presbyterians was at 7:00 o'clock sharp! Being the pragmatic hard working group they are so there too was Helmer practicing faithfully collection and redemption.
Then at 9:00 o'clock he would casually walk over and make the transformation to the membership of the more progressive Lutherans, where he would make another donation into the collection plate. After hearing both regular sermons delivered he found himself quite informed as to each churches view of the other.

Then as the month wore on, and ration stamps had been exhausted, and no WPA government workers came into the pool hall from the make work projects to spend their money foolishly like they were supposed to on gambling and such, Helmer would go back to the churches and redeem part of the proceeds as he saw fit from his earlier deposits! Thereby fulfilling his obligation made to each faith and most importantly to his own.

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We are asking all of you to be mindful for that which is always truly prosperous. Donate as much as you can to the "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" program being conducted in your own neighborhood.