A Funeral for My Dog
Published Jan 01, 1900
A rich woman approached her Baptist preacher with a request. "Would you please give a funeral for my dog? I really loved him and I want him to have a respectable burial."
"I'm sorry, but I can't give a funeral for a dog", the preacher replied. "Perhaps if you tried the Presbyterians or the Methodists? They might be able to help you. "
A few days later she returned to her preacher. "I asked the Presbyterians and the Methodists. They wouldn't give a funeral for my dog either. Will you please reconsider? My dog was so important to me. I am willing to make a ten thousand dollar donation to the church."
"Well why didn't you tell me he was a Baptist dog in the first place!", the preacher exclaimed.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
