I knew, though I did not wish to know it, that I had no respect for the people with whom I worked. I knew how to work on a congregation until the last dime was surrendered–it was not very hard to do–and I knew where the money for “the Lord’s work” went. I knew the other ministers and knew the quality of their lives.Īnd I don’t mean to suggest by this the “Elmer Gantry” sort of hypocrisy concerning sensuality it was a deeper, deadlier, and more subtle hypocrisy than that, and a little honest sensuality, or a lot, would have been like water in an extremely bitter desert. Being in the pulpit was like being in the theatre I was behind the scenes and knew how the illusion was worked.
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