 |
| TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA |
 |
| REV. RUSSELL HERMAN CONWELL (Feb. 15, 1843 to Dec. 6, 1925) He was an American Baptist minister, orator, lawyer philanthropist and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
 |
| A PORTRAIT OF HATTIE MAY WIATT |
A local minister started a Sunday school program for the neighbourhood children, and Hattie came to the first meeting.Because the room was small, several children had to be turned away. Hattie went to bed sad that night because many of her playmates could not attend the Sunday school. There just was not enough room.
Two years later, Hattie died. Her parents sent for the minister and gave him a worn out red pocketbook they had found beneath Hattie's pillow. The pocketbook contained fifty-seven pennies she had earned by running errands. With the money was a note in Hattie's handwriting that read, "This is to build the church bigger so more children can go to Sunday school."
The Sunday following Hattie's funeral, the minister carried the little red pocketbook into the pulpit, took out the fifty-seven pennies and dropped them one by one back into the purse. He told how Hattie had given all she had, and the congregation was touched.
After the service, a visitor came forward and offered a piece of desirable land for a new church building. He said, "I will let the church have it for the fifty-seven pennies." When the story hit the news, cheques began coming in from everywhere.
 |
| THE STORY THAT TOUCHED |
 |
| 57 CENTS |
Today, visitors are impressed with the Temple Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Seating capacity for the church now is 3,300. And it all began with a little girl who wanted to help. What a difference she made!
 |
| TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH IN OLD DAYS |
 |
| THE AUDITORIUM |
Amazing story. Very touching story. HATTIE MAY WIATT had a loving heart of gold.
ReplyDeleteHeart Touching Love u Hattie.. Im proud of u
ReplyDelete