:50:00
for your church baseball team, huh? Hm?
And I'm not even a Methodist!
:50:06
All right, then. I always say, business
is business - that's the American way!
:50:12
- Now, if you boys...
- Why do you want a revival in Zenith?
:50:15
Oh, I know what you're gettin' at, Phil.
You don't fool me for a second.
:50:19
- We're aware of the financial problems.
- Are we aware, sir?
:50:23
- My church hasn't been painted for years.
- Whose fault is that?
:50:26
What about the gymnasium?
:50:28
In my area, getting milk for
the children is the problem.
:50:31
Your problem is
empty churches, gentlemen.
:50:34
That is a fact.
:50:36
The fact is that church attendance
is falling off everywhere.
:50:40
Sister Falconer can fill your churches.
That's why you're here in the first place.
:50:44
- Kee-rect!
- Tea, Mr Babbitt?
:50:46
- I always say, if you're sick, call a doctor.
- I agree.
:50:50
Now, uh, let's look at
the record, gentlemen.
:50:53
Sister Sharon has been in Lincoln -
this is going on the fifth week now.
:50:57
275 new church members,
:51:00
- in one church alone.
- My church.
:51:02
More than 2700
decisions for Christ, gentlemen.
:51:06
Actual converts who signed pledges.
Not our statistics,
:51:10
but printed in
your own Zenith newspaper.
:51:13
And written up by... by Jim Lefferts,
a Pulitzer prizewinner.
:51:16
Does the record show how long your
converts remain church members?
:51:21
Well, I always say,
when in doubt, take action.
:51:25
- Let's vote.
- Second.
:51:27
- All in favour?
- Aye.
:51:28
- Uh, just a moment, please.
- You're out of order.
:51:30
- There's a motion on the floor.
- May I say something, please?
:51:34
You have our...
undivided attention, Sister.
:51:36
Wouldn't it be a much happier worid if
money was not the third arm of religion?
:51:41
He can't paint his church.
You can't have your gymnasium.
:51:44
No child should be without milk.
:51:47
And my expenses are high enough to run
a factory - I practically do run a factory.
:51:51
Who do you think pays for my staff? The
musicians, the men who put up the tent.
:51:56
Truck transportations, railroad fares,
food bills. Advertising and printing bills.