<TITLE>16. Par 101-109</TITLE>L-101   But if there seems to be a worthy cause, and then if you--if you trustees might say, "Well, now wait a minute. This man, there is his car down there, that's his (did happen), and this. It's not of our congregation, see, but it is." Then if they want to do it like that, and would say something special about an outsider...

L-102 Not our own, now, see, not our own people, our own people be taken up right here amongst their--their own, their brothers here, see.

L-103 But if it's somebody on the outside, and a fellow says he's hungry or... and somebody wants to reach down in his pocket and give him some charity, that's up to you, but I'm talking about from the church. And then if the church people are asked to donate, then...

L-104   Now, if you got an evangelist, of course, in here preaching, then you take... you... that's understood before he comes, you know, that you'll give him an offering, or pay him salary, or whatever he wants to do.

L-105 But then if this person is here, and it's for a just cause, and the pastor... and the board would want to agree and tell the pastor upon it, then let the pastor say, "A certain-certain person is setting here, we don't know the man, he come in and he asked us for... he says his children are hungry. We haven't got the time... we haven't had the time to investigate the--the--the--the--the claim." See?

L-106   If there's anything like that, then our--our... If there's anything among our own, our--our own deacons go investigate those claims. See? And then if it's worthy, then do it. If it isn't worthy, don't do it, don't have to. But now if it's a man here, you--you--you let the pastor say, "Now, the trustee board told me they did not know this person. But the man is sitting here, he says his name is Jim Jones," or whatever it might be, "and he's sitting right here. 'Would you stand up, Mr. Jones? Now, Mr. Jones, at the end of the service, you stand just at the back door there, as you go out.' And if any people feel in your heart, or anything that you want to do for this man, give it to him as you go out." Is that understood, now?

L-107 Did you get that on your... To those who are on the tape... And one of the... Brother Collins missed it on his tape. I want to reinstate that quotation again if... 'cause he's one of the deacons.

L-108   If--if there be any of this, one man comes in that you... and is in emergency and he wants an offering from the church, let the trustees or deacons meet together, and let the... meet together, and make the decision, then tell the pastor that it might be done like this. Let them... Let the pastor say that "This certain man," call him by name, "and we know him not. And our policy here is to investigate before we take offerings for people, and, that is, of our own. But this man here, he says he's broke down, he's had an emergency, he's got sick children, he's trying to get medicine for his children," or whatever it might be, the emergency. "Now, he's standing right here, 'Would you stand up, sir?'" See, and let him stand up. And say, "Now you people see what... who he is. Now, at the close of this service this man shall stand there at the front door, and people going out, that feel that you want to contribute to this, you're at liberty; we only announced it in the church." You're not sanctioning it, you're only announcing it. See, that's hospitality to a stranger. See? Understand now? All right.

L-109 I think that settles that question.
109a        What about the tapes? Now has: What about the tapes? It's got a question mark. As, many are writing the office and blaming you for the action on the tapes. Also, about others around the church selling tapes, if Mr. Maguire has to pay royalties on them.


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