Blowing a Whistle During Offering Time

A pastor once told his deacons to watch and blow a whistle whenever a dollar or larger denominations was dropped into the offering plate. Soon the church was full of shrill, whistling sounds and of joyful laughter. The deacons found it hard to pucker up their lips and grin at the same time, but the collection was three times the usual giving. The pastor merely wanted to have an illustration of “cheerful giving.” He woke up his congregation to the gaiety of enthusiastic (2 Cor. 9:7). (Encyclopedia of Illustrations #4219).