[StBernard] Phones in church

[Westley Annis]

	A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about
	churches around the country. He started by flying to San
	Francisco and working east from there. Going to a very large
	church, he began taking photographs and making notes.
	
	He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was
	intrigued with a sign, which read 'Calls: $10,000 a
	minute.' Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone
	and the sign. The pastor answered that this golden phone is,
	in fact, a direct line to heaven and if he pays the price he
	can talk directly to GOD.
	
	The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he
	continued to visit churches in Seattle , Denver , St.
	Louis , Chicago , Milwaukee , and around the United
	States , he found more phones, with the same sign, and the
	same answer from each pastor...
	
	Finally, he arrived in Georgia . Upon entering a church in
	Griffin he saw the usual golden telephone. This time, the
	sign read "Calls: 35 cents." Fascinated, he asked
	to talk to the pastor, "Reverend, I've been
	in cities all across the country and in each church I've
	found this golden telephone and have been told it is a
	direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to GOD,
	but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a
	minute. Your sign reads only 35 cents a call. Why?"
	
	I love this part....... .......................
	
	The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son,
	you're in the South now, you're in God's
	Country. It's a local call."