Lorenzo Dow, a well-known evangelist of the 1800s, arrived in a Kansas town one very cold winter night. Looking for heat, he went into the general store. Around the stove were gathered the local lawyers, talking shop and not about to let a stranger in to share the warmth.
When finally able to introduce himself, he mentioned that he’d had a vision in a dream a short time before.
“Like Dante’s immortal traveler," said he, "I was given a tour of Hell.”
“Well, Mr. Dow, what did you find there?” inquired one of his listeners.
“The same thing I find here,” replied the preacher. “All the lawyers right in the hottest place.”
They moved over and made room for him.
----------------A Final Thought ...
"When I go to hell, I mean to carry a bribe: for look you, good gifts evermore make way for the worst persons."
- John Webster (1580–1625), English dramatist