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True Ministers Of Christ Are Recognized
One who had spent a few days at a hotel, when he came to settle his bill, in order to get reduced rates, mentioned that
he was a preacher. But the landlord said "This is the first indication I have seen of it. I haven't heard you return
thanks at the table or engage in religious conversation. I haven't seen you read the Bible. I accompanied you to your room
and you did not pray before you retired. You ate like a sinner, slept like a sinner, talked like a sinner, and you can pay
like a sinner." If that minister had been a model, it would have been known that he was a Christian before he came to
leave, and he would have paid his bill like he was a millionaire even if it took the last dollar in his pocket. The true pastor
is not a beggar. He need not refuse a favor because he is a minister, but he is not to ask it because he is a minister. --
(Subject: Ministers, Good)
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