There were two evil brothers. They were rich and used their money to
keep their ways from the public eye. They even attended the same church
and looked to be perfect Christians.
Then, their pastor retired and a new one was hired. Not only could he
see right through the brothers' deception, but he also spoke well and
true, and the church started to swell in numbers.
A fund-raising campaign was started to build a new assembly.
All of a sudden, one of the brothers died.
The remaining brother sought out the new pastor the day before the
funeral and handed him a check for the amount needed to finish paying
for the new building.
"I have only one condition," he said. "At his funeral, you must say my brother was a saint."
The pastor gave his word and deposited the check.
The next day at the funeral, the pastor did not hold back. "He was an
evil man," he said. "He cheated on his wife and abused his family."
After going on in this vein for a small time, he concluded with: "But, compared to his brother, he was a saint."
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