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CAN'T YOU GET THAT BACK PART TO STAY DOWN?

IT ALWAYS STICKS UP THERE.

I THINK MAYBE MY HAIR'S DIFFERENT THERE OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

ALL COMES OUT OF THE SAME HEAD.

ANDY, YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS

THAT THE REVEREND'S GOING TO MAKE?

NO, I DON'T. MUST BE SOMETHING IMPORTANT THOUGH.

OPIE, DO YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY FOR THE COLLECTION?

FOR THE COLLECTION?

YEAH.

I'VE JUST GOT TO COVER THE ROAST.

HOW MUCH YOU PLANNING

ON PUTTING IN THE PLATE TODAY?

A QUARTER. LIKE EVERY SUNDAY.

HMM. JUST ASKING.

THINK IT'S OKAY IF IT'S A CANADIAN QUARTER?

YOU HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE UNLOADING IT?

NONE OF THE STORES WILL TAKE IT.

WELL, WHAT GOOD DO YOU THINK

IT'S GOING TO DO THE CHURCH?

MAYBE IT COULD BE A MISSIONARY OFFERING.

GUESS I BETTER PUT IN A REGULAR QUARTER.

I WOULD. MMM.

WELL, I'M READY. LET'S HURRY.

OH, WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

IT'S NOT THAT.

IT'S THAT MABEL TROTTER HAS NEVER SUNG

THE SOPRANO PART WITH THE CHOIR BEFORE.

AND CLARA AND I HAVE TO WARN HER

NOT TO MAKE A SOLO OUT OF IT.

YOU KNOW MABEL.

COME ALONG. ALL RIGHT.

* HIS GRACE IMPLORE

* HIS HOLY NAME CONFESSING

* O MASTER, THYSELF WE NEED... *

I'll sell it to you for 15 cents.

* AND STILL THOSE WORDS SO CHEERING *

* ACROSS THE YEARS ARE STRIVEN *

* OUR HUMBLE PRAYER

* O LORD, WE ARE BELIEVING

* WE GIVE AND RECEIVE IN PRAYER *

* O SUNLIT SHORE

* HOW PRIZED THINE ANCIENT GLORY *

* THAT GLORY OUR HEARTS MAY SHARE *

* FROM DAYS OF YORE

* WE HEAR THE OLD, SWEET STORY

* BEHOLDING OUR MASTER THERE

* FOR STILL WE HEAR HIM SPEAKING *

* WE SEE THE HUNGRY FED

* DEAR LORD OF ALL

* WE TRUE WITH THEM ARE SEEKING *

* O GRANT US THY LIVING PRAYER *

WELL, THAT CERTAINLY WAS INSPIRATIONAL.

BEFORE WE CLOSE THE SERVICES THIS MORNING

I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE THAT CONCERNS US ALL.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RECENTLY SUFFERED THE LOSS

OF ONE OF OUR OLDEST PARISHIONERS, MR. JARED HOOPER

WHO PASSED ON IN HIS 93rd YEAR.

WONDERFUL MAN.

WONDER WHAT WENT WRONG WITH HIM?

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT MR. HOOPER, IN HIS WILL

HAS REMEMBERED THE CHURCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.

BY THE TERMS OF THE WILL, MR. HOOPER HAS INSTRUCTED

THAT THIS MONEY BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH.

THEY COULD USE IT TO PAD THESE PEWS.

SHH!

NOW, I'M SURE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF YOU PEOPLE

WHO WILL HAVE IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS

AS TO HOW THIS MONEY MAY BEST BE SPENT.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT

WE PLAN TO HAVE A MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

OUR CHAIRMAN, SHERIFF TAYLOR, MRS. EMMETT CLARK, AND MYSELF.

THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN MY OFFICE

AND AT THAT TIME, THOSE OF YOU WHO DO HAVE SUGGESTIONS

MAY SUBMIT THEM FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE.

MISS EDWARDS, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE?

LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU.

YEAH. I HOPE THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY SUGGESTIONS.

EMMETT! EMMETT! EXCUSE ME.

EMMETT. EMMETT.

WHAT

I'M CALLING A MEETING

OF THE BUILDING AND SAFETY COMMITTEE.

BUT CHARLIE BRADSHAW'S OUT OF TOWN.

OKAY. YOU AND ME THEN.

THIS $500 IS WHAT WE NEED TO FIX THE CHURCH FOUNDATION.

HEY, YEAH. BUT WE'LL NEED SOME FACTS AND FIGURES.

RIGHT. HELLO, MARTHA.

I ENJOYED THE SERMON, DIDN'T YOU?

LOVELY.

EXCUSE ME.

JUST A MINUTE, ANDY.

CLARA, I WANTED TO GET YOU BEFORE YOU GOT AWAY.

I THINK WE KNOW HOW THAT MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT.

WE CERTAINLY DO.

I THINK WE SHOULD CALL A MEETING TOMORROW

AND DISCUSS HOW BEST TO PRESENT OUR SUGGESTION.

YES, WE MUST BE WELL PREPARED.

I'M GOING TO TELL ALL THE OTHER GIRLS.

ARE YOU COMING?

JUST A MINUTE.

AND, CLARA, REMEMBER

THIS TIME IT'S A FIGHT TO THE END.

EXACTLY.

JUST A MINUTE.

SOUNDS LIKE AUNT BEE'S GONNA MAKE A SUGGESTION.

IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS.

WISH I'D DONE A LITTLE MORE PRAYING THIS MORNING.

MORNING, LADIES.

HI, ANDY.

OH, YOU KNOW, REVEREND, I NEARLY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU

WITHOUT YOUR HIGH COLLAR.

WELL, TODAY IS MY DAY TO VISIT THE FLOCK

AND WEARING ONE OF THESE THINGS

MAKES ME LOOK LESS FORBIDDING.

OH.

BESIDES THAT, I HAVE A SHORT NECK

AND THOSE HIGH COLLARS KIND OF GET TO ME

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

OH, SAY, ANDY.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE MEETING TONIGHT.

OH, NO, NO. I'LL BE THERE.

WILL THERE BE MANY SUGGESTIONS, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW?

WELL, SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS.

AUNT BEE FOR ONE.

SHE WON'T TELL ME WHAT IT IS.

DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY FIREWORKS?

HARD TO TELL.

MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA IF YOU WEAR YOUR HIGH COLLAR.

YEAH, WELL, IN CASE ANY HARD FEELINGS DO DEVELOP

I'VE GOT A BROTHERLY LOVE SERMON

ALL READY FOR SUNDAY.

OH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I'LL SEE YOU THERE. OKAY.

I GUESS THEY'RE ABOUT ALL HERE.

WE MIGHT AS WELL...

UM... UM, HOWARD? HOWARD

UH, I GUESS EVERYBODY THAT'S COMING IS HERE

SO WE MIGHT AS WELL GET STARTED.

UH... OH, YOU?

NO, YOU GO AHEAD.

OKAY. OKAY.

WELL, WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE THE FIRST SUGGESTION?

UH, WELL, I ALWAYS SAY LADIES FIRST.

THANK YOU.

DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE,

I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO SPEAK

ON BEHALF OF THE LADIES OF THE CHURCH CHOIR.

AS YOU ALL KNOW,

FOR AS LONG AS THE CHOIR HAS BEEN ACTIVE,

WE'VE BEEN SINGING WITHOUT BENEFIT OF CHOIR ROBES.

AND YOU'VE ALL BEEN AWARE, I'M SURE,

THAT WHEN OTHER CHOIRS FROM OTHER CHURCHES

HAVE VISITED US AS GUEST PERFORMERS,

THEY HAVE INVARIABLY WORN THE CONVENTIONAL ROBES.

THAT'S VERY TRUE.

WE, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE BEEN VERY RELUCTANT

TO ACCEPT ANY OUTSIDE ENGAGEMENTS

BECAUSE OF OUR LACK OF PROPER COSTUMING.

WE FEEL THAT LACK EVEN MORE KEENLY

AT OUR VERY OWN SUNDAY SERVICES.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE WANTED THESE ROBES

FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

YES, REVEREND.

AND WE REQUESTED THEM

WHENEVER THERE WAS SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY.

BUT, INVARIABLY, THE CHOIR HAS BEEN IGNORED,

AND THE MONEY WAS SPENT FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AUNT BEE, DO YOU HAVE ANY FIGURES

ON WHAT THE COST MIGHT BE?

MORE THAN THAT.

WITH THE COMMITTEE'S PERMISSION

MISS CLARA EDWARDS WILL MODEL THE ROBE WE HAVE IN MIND.

CLARA?

NOW, THIS ROBE IS MADE OF HEAVY POLISHED COTTON.

THE COLLAR IS DETACHABLE,

MADE OF POPLIN AND GUARANTEED WRINKLE-PROOF.

NOW, THE COST OF THIS ROBE IS $37.50.

AND THE COST OF OUTFITTING

THE ENTIRE CHOIR AND THE ORGANIST

COMES TO $487.50.

PLUS STATE TAX.

THAT WILL DO, CLARA. THANK YOU.

WELL, I THINK WE'VE GOT THE PICTURE.

ANY QUESTIONS, MARTHA?

REVEREND?

I HAVE THE PICTURE.

OKAY, THEN, WHO'S NEXT?

UH, YOUR PLEASURE, ELMO.

OH, UH... WELL...

MY SUGGESTION WASN'T ANYTHING AS RELIGIOUS AS THAT.

WELL, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CHURCH, THOUGH, I ASSUME.

OH, YEAH.

WELL, I MEAN, UH...

WELL, I WAS THINKING WE MIGHT BUY A POOL TABLE

AND PUT IT DOWN IN THE BASEMENT OF THE CHURCH

FOR WHEN WE HAVE THE MEN'S CLUB MEETINGS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, UH, EMMETT...

WE MIGHT GET A BIGGER TURNOUT.

YEAH, WE COULD HAVE TOURNAMENTS.

THE LOSERS BUY THE BEER. EMMETT!

SISTER.

WELL, IT WAS ONLY A SUGGESTION.

I GUESS THE ROBES ARE BETTER, THOUGH, HUH?

I'M IN ACCORD WITH THAT.

HOWARD, I GUESS YOU AND EMMETT ARE NEXT.

THANK YOU.

THE, UH...

THE, UH, BUILDING AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU

A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPOSAL.

AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID

"A PICTURE IS WORTH MORE THAN A THOUSAND WORDS"

AND I INTEND TO USE BOTH.

UH, JUST PUT THE PICTURES UP, EMMETT, PLEASE.

NOW...

THIS IS THE CHURCH

AS IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.

THIS IS BEFORE WE HAD THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM

FROM THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR.

DURING HEAVY RAINS, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE WATER

TO RUN OUT INTO THE STREET

IT BECAME NECESSARY TO DIG A DRAINAGE DITCH

ALONGSIDE THE CHURCH.

THIS IS THE, UH, DITCH...

RIGHT HERE.

NOW, IN DOING THIS, WE WERE SHORTSIGHTED.

THE CONSTANT DRAINAGE ALONG THE FOUNDATION

ON THIS SIDE OF THE CHURCH OVER THE YEARS

HAS CAUSED A SETTLING IN THE FOUNDATION.

AND THIS...

EMMETT?

THIS IS THE RESULT.

THIS IS THE CHURCH AS IT APPEARS TODAY.

POINT OF ORDER.

WOULD YOU TELL US EXACTLY

HOW MUCH THE CHURCH IS LEANING?

WELL, AS CLOSE AS WE CAN FIGURE,

IT'S OUT OF PLUMB ABOUT FIVE INCHES.

WELL, IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR YEARS.

THAT'S VERY TRUE.

BUT THERE ARE CONSTANT STRESSES AT WORK

AND THESE STRESSES COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE CRACKS

AND DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.

OH, I THINK THEY'RE JUST BEING ALARMISTS.

THE TOWER OF PISA'S BEEN LEANING FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS

AND NOTHING'S HAPPENED TO IT.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MATTER, AUNT BEE.

ACCORDING TO THE ESTIMATES WE HAVE,

THE FOUNDATION CAN BE RAISED ON THIS SIDE

AND HAVE THE WHOLE BUILDING LEVEL FOR ABOUT $500.

IN MY OPINION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED.

I MUST SAY THERE DOESN'T SEEM

TO BE ANY GREAT URGENCY TO ME.

NO. THE CHOIR ROBES WOULD GIVE SOMETHING TO THE CHURCH

FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AND APPRECIATE

NOT SOMETHING UNDER THE GROUND SOMEWHERE.

THERE'S NO POINT IN ARGUING BACK AND FORTH.

SETTLE FOR THE POOL TABLE.

THAT'D BE A COMPROMISE.

WELL, WHAT DOES THE COMMITTEE SAY?

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO DECIDE.

WELL, I THINK I'VE INDICATED HOW I FEEL.

AS IMPORTANT AS THE CHOIR ROBES ARE,

I FEEL THAT THE CHURCH ITSELF

SHOULD BE GIVEN FIRST CONSIDERATION.

MARTHA?

WELL, WE'VE ALL GOTTEN USED TO THE CHURCH BEING ON A SLANT.

NO ONE'S EVER FALLEN.

I VOTE FOR THE ROBES.

THAT LEAVES IT UP TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

WELL, MY FEELING IS...

THAT, UH, WE'VE GOT ALL THE FACTS.

UH...

AND, UH...

I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS TONIGHT.

UH, I'D, UH... I'D LIKE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

AND, UH...

SHALL WE, UH... ADJOURN?

BOY, THAT WAS REAL GOOD.

YEAH, IT WAS, REAL GOOD.

ROAST BEEF'S ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES ISN'T IT?

YEAH. SHE HAD ALL MY FAVORITES.

ALL WE NEED NOW TO HAVE A PERFECT MEAL

IS PUMPKIN PIE ALA MODE.

AND FOR DESSERT...

PUMPKIN PIE ALA MODE.

THERE WE ARE.

IS THIS WHAT THEY CALL LOBBYING, PA?

IF YOU MEAN IS SHE WORKING ON ME

FOR THE CHOIR ROBES, I'D SAY YES.

A VERY GOOD DINNER, AUNT BEE.

WELL, THANK YOU, ANDY.

I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT.

COULD I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

MM-HMM.

ARE YOU, BY ANY CHANCE, TRYING TO INFLUENCE MY DECISION

ON HOW TO SPEND THAT $500?

DEFINITELY.

ANDY, WE WANT THOSE CHOIR ROBES.

I'M DEADLY SERIOUS.

OH, AUNT BEE...

WE'VE BEEN PUT OFF YEAR AFTER YEAR.

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT.

NOW, WE'RE DETERMINED TO MAKE A STAND.

WELL, THE FACT THAT THE CHURCH IS LEANING

IS IMPORTANT, TOO.

NOT TO ME IT ISN'T...

JUST TO A FEW PEOPLE LIKE HOWARD SPRAGUE

WHO ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING OR OTHER.

DOES THAT INCLUDE THE REVEREND?

YES, AS LONG AS YOU BRING IT UP.

I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU TWO CENTS

FOR WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT FOUNDATIONS.

DON'T YOU REPEAT THAT.

ANDY, I'M GOING TO BE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH YOU.

I'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE GIRLS IN THE CHOIR

AND WE'VE DECIDED THAT IF WE DON'T GET THE ROBES

WE'RE GOING TO DISBAND THE CHOIR.

YOU'RE NOT.

WE ARE. OUR MINDS ARE MADE UP.

TO STAND UP, WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT

SINGING THOSE BEAUTIFUL HYMNS

INSPIRED BY OUR LORD WITHOUT PROPER RAIMENT,

WE'D JUST RATHER NOT DO IT.

BUT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A CHOIR.

I'M VERY SORRY, ANDY.

THOSE ARE OUR FEELINGS

SO YOU, AS THE DECIDING VOTE ON THE COMMITTEE,

IT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.

I'LL GET YOUR COFFEE.

YOU KNOW, PA...

WHAT?

I GOT A FEELING IF YOU DECIDE ON THE FOUNDATION,

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE PUMPKIN PIE AGAIN

FOR A LONG TIME.

HELLO, AUNT BEE.

AUNT BEE...

AUNT BEE!

HMM? OH, HELLO, HOWARD.

I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING PERSONAL

IN THE BUILDING AND SAFETY COMMITTEE'S ATTITUDE.

HOWARD, I HADN'T REALLY THOUGHT.

IT'S JUST THAT WE BELIEVE

THAT STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS ARE OF PRIME IMPORTANCE.

WELL, HOWARD, THERE ALSO HAPPENS

TO BE THE AESTHETIC IMPORTANCE OF THE CHURCH.

CHURCHES HAVE SURVIVED ON FAITH AND HYMNS AND JOYOUS OCCASION.

THEIR SURVIVAL IS NOT DEPENDENT

ON WHETHER THEY LEAN FIVE INCHES ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

YES, BUT WHERE WILL THESE JOYOUS OCCASIONS BE HELD

AND THESE HYMNS BE SUNG IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CHURCH

WITH A SOLID, SAFE, AND ENDURING SUBSTRUCTURE?

HOWARD, IT'S FUTILE FOR YOU AND ME TO DISCUSS THIS.

WE KNOW HOW THE REVEREND FEELS

AND WE KNOW HOW MARTHA CLARK FEELS.

THE DECISION IS ENTIRELY UP TO ANDY.

GOOD DAY, HOWARD.

GOOD DAY.

ANDY, DON'T THINK THAT I DON'T KNOW

THAT YOU'RE ON A BIT OF A SPOT HERE.

YEAH, YOU MIGHT SAY IT'S A LITTLE TICKLISH.

I KNOW...

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES A RELATIVE.

WELL, YEAH, BUT IT'S-IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

I'M AFRAID WHICHEVER WAY I VOTE

I MIGHT CAUSE A SPLIT IN THE CHURCH

AND WE'D HAVE TWO DIFFERENT FACTIONS

YOU KNOW?

YEAH. MM-HMM.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE WERE

UP AGAINST A SITUATION LIKE THIS ONCE BEFORE

WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO DECIDE

ABOUT PAINTING THE CHURCH OR NOT.

MMM...

REMEMBER, THERE WERE SOME FOLKS

THAT THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO TAKE THAT MONEY

AND INSTALL AIR CONDITIONING?

YEAH.

THAT ARGUMENT STILL FLARES UP EVERY NOW AND THEN

WHEN WE HIT A HOT SUNDAY.

HI, REVEREND.

Reverend: HI, HOWARD.

ANDY.

HELLO, HOWARD.

ANDY, I JUST BUMPED INTO AUNT BEE AND...

WELL, I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW MY PROPOSAL

TO RAISE THE CHURCH FOUNDATION.

OH, NO, HOWARD, NO.

NOW, ANDY, LOOK, REALLY

IT'S JUST GOING TO CAUSE TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

NO. NO-NO-NO.

I'VE-I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT THE CHURCH FOUNDATION

WAS MORE IMPORTANT AND I GUESS

I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE NERVE TO VOTE FOR IT.

YEAH, BUT I CAN SEE

WHERE THOSE ROBES HAVE AN IMPORTANCE, TOO.

MMM...

THANKS FOR TRYING TO HELP, HOWARD.

I'LL CALL A LITTLE INFORMAL MEETING LATER ON TODAY

AND TELL THEM THAT MY VOTE GOES FOR THE CHURCH FOUNDATION.

YEP.

GOLLY, REVEREND, YOU KNOW

THE CHURCH HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ALL OF US OVER THE YEARS.

YOU'D... WELL, YOU'D KIND OF HOPE

IT COULD GET US OUT OF A SITUATION LIKE THIS.

HOWARD...

I OFTEN SEEK GUIDANCE IN THE BIBLE

AND MOST OF THE TIME, I GET IT.

BUT THIS SITUATION IS RATHER UNIQUE--

DRAINAGE PROBLEM, HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING.

THERE'S NOT MUCH IN THE BIBLE ABOUT THAT

OUTSIDE OF MAYBE THE STORY OF NOAH

AND I'M AFRAID THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE

TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEM WITH A BOAT.

NO, I GUESS NOT.

IT'S JUST THAT, WELL, I KINDA...

HEY...

WHAT IS IT, HOWARD?

WHAT TIME DID YOU SAY

YOU WERE GOING TO CALL THAT LITTLE INFORMAL MEETING?

OH, ABOUT 5:00.

IS THAT OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

LOOK, I GOT TO RUN ALONG NOW. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT. WE MIGHT AS WELL, UH...

I WAS SURE HOWARD WOULD BE HERE BY NOW

BUT WE WON'T HOLD UP THE MEETING ANY LONGER.

AS CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

I'M NOT GONNA USE ANY FLOWERY WORDS OR ANYTHING.

I'VE GIVEN IT A LOT OF THOUGHT

AND I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION...

ANDY...

YES, HOWARD?

I'D LIKE YOUR PERMISSION TO SPEAK, IF I MAY.

OH, SURE, GO AHEAD.

UH, FOLKS, EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON

I MADE AN OFFHAND COMMENT TO THE REVEREND HERE

ABOUT HOW IT WOULD BE JUST WONDERFUL

IF THE CHURCH

COULD GIVE US AN ANSWER TO A CHURCH PROBLEM.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

HOWARD, I DON'T THINK

ANY OF US ARE QUITE FOLLOWING YOU.

WELL, LET ME EXPLAIN.

THE CHURCH IS NOT ONLY GOING

TO BE MADE ENTIRELY LEVEL AGAIN,

AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BUILDING AND SAFETY COMMITTEE,

BUT OUR GLORIOUS LADIES' CHOIR

SHALL HAVE THEIR ROBES, AS WELL.

UH, HOWARD, TH-THE OBVIOUS QUESTION:

"HOW CAN WE HAVE BOTH?"

THAT'S VERY SIMPLE, REALLY.

THE $500 WILL GO FOR THE CHOIR ROBES

AND, WELL, AS FOR THE FOUNDATION,

WE CAN THANK NOAH.

"GENESIS," CHAPTERS SIX TO TEN

WHERE THE LAND WAS FLOODED...

GO ON, HOWARD.

WELL, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IF-IF WE WERE

TO FLOOD THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHURCH BUILDING

AND LOWER THAT SIDE BY FIVE INCHES

WE'D HAVE A PERFECTLY LEVEL BUILDING AGAIN.

Andy: WELL...

YOU'RE SAYING LOWER ONE SIDE

INSTEAD OF RAISING THE OTHER?

EXACTLY.

IF FLOODING DID IT ON THE ONE SIDE

IT COULD DO IT ON THE OTHER.

I'VE CHECKED IT ALL OUT WITH AN ENGINEER.

WELL, WELL...

WHAT DO YOU THINK, REVEREND?

I'M GAME.

HOWARD, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR ROBES?

OH, UNLESS YOU'D PREFER A POOL TABLE.

* AH...

* THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU *

* THE LORD LIFT HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU *

* AND GIVE YOU PEACE

* AND GIVE YOU PEACE

* AND GIVE YOU PEACE

* AND GIVE YOU PEACE

* THE LORD MAKES HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON YOU *

* AND BE GRACIOUS

* AND BE GRACIOUS

* UNTO YOU

* AND BE GRACIOUS...

* THE LORD BE GRACIOUS, GRACIOUS UNTO YOU *

* AMEN

* AMEN

* AMEN

* AMEN

* AMEN

* AMEN

* AMEN

* AMEN...

YOU REALLY CAME UP WITH THE ANSWER, HOWARD.

OH, NOT ME.

* AMEN

WELL, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING WE COULDN'T FORESEE.

HOW LONG DID WE HAVE THAT WATER RUNNING?

NEARLY TWO WEEKS.

SO INSTEAD OF LOWERING THAT SIDE FIVE INCHES,

YOU FIGURE IT'S GONE DOWN ABOUT EIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT SHE MEASURES.

SO NOW IT'S LEANING

THREE INCHES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.

RIGHT.

THE GROUND WAS JUST A LOT SOFTER THAN WE FIGURED.

ANY CHANCE OF LOWERING THE OTHER SIDE

ANOTHER THREE?

NOT A CHANCE.

THAT SIDE OF THE FOUNDATION

IS SITTING ON SOLID ROCK NOW.

WHAT'S THE ANSWER, HOWARD?

ONLY ONE, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.

IT'S TO RAISE THE LOW SIDE,

WHICH, UH, USED TO BE THE HIGH SIDE,

BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF MONEY AGAIN.

I KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE.

THE WOMEN AIN'T GONNA GIVE UP THEM ROBES.

NO.

OF COURSE THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE

WE GET SOMETHING WILLED TO US AGAIN.

MM, YEAH.

POSSIBLE.

NOTHING TO COUNT ON.

JUST A MATTER OF BEING PATIENT.