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Fwd: the fire
>Subject: the fire
>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 99 21:12:59 -0700
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>From: davies <[email protected]>
>To: "Annette Olsen" <[email protected]>,
> "Cheryl Sanders" <[email protected]>,
> "MaryJo Foster" <[email protected]>,
> "Brennon Davies" <[email protected]>,
> "David and Peggy Glass" <[email protected]>,
> "Don and Dee Yeager" <[email protected]>
>
>At the start of a recent ecumenical gathering, a secretary rushed in
>shouting, "The building is on fire!"
> The Methodists gathered in a corner and prayed. The Baptists cried,
>"Where is the water?" The Quakers quietly praised God for the blessings
>that fire brings. The Lutherans posted a notice on the door declaring
>the fire evil. The Roman Catholics passed the plate to cover the damage.
> The Jews posted symbols on the doors hoping the fire would pass. The
>Congregationalists shouted, "Every man for himself!" The Fundamentalists
>proclaimed, "It's the vengeance of God!" The Episcopalians formed a
>procession and marched out. The Christian Scientists concluded that
>there was no fire. The Presbyterians appointed a chairperson who was to
>appoint a committee to look into the matter and submit a written report.
>The Unity Students proclaimed the fire had no power over them.
> The secretary grabbed the fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
> The Mormons arrived ten minutes late to the meeting and missed the fire
>completely!
>