The Minister Deserves a Decent Livelihood
Story★★★Woodrow Wilson’s father was a Presbyterian minister in the South in the days before the automobile when preachers used a horse instead of a car. One day a parishioner asked Dr. Wilson, “How come, preacher Wilson, you have such a sleek horse and you yourself are so skinny?” “Well,” answered Wilson’s father genially, “you see, I feed the horse, but my congregation feeds me.”
The point
Woodrow Wilson's father, a Presbyterian minister dependent on congregational support, is asked why his horse is sleek while he is thin; he quips that he feeds the horse, but his congregation feeds him.
Scripture
1 Timothy 5:17-18
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Wry
To tell aloud
under a minute · 64 words