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Why Didn't Noah Swat Both Mosquitoes?
Plus Other Humorous Stories For Clergy
When Bishop Welch was 100 years old, hundreds of his friends
gathered at the Waldorf Astoria to pay tribute to his life.
Abingdon Press had just published his book, My First Hundred
Years. As part of the program, book editor Emory Bucke presented
the bishop with the first copy of the book. He facetiously
suggested that he hoped Bishop Welch would still be around in 50
years so Abingdon could publish a sequel autobiography. Bishop
Welch's comment to Bucke, who was then 50, was this: "Emory, I'll
gathered at the Waldorf Astoria to pay tribute to his life.
Abingdon Press had just published his book, My First Hundred
Years. As part of the program, book editor Emory Bucke presented
the bishop with the first copy of the book. He facetiously
suggested that he hoped Bishop Welch would still be around in 50
years so Abingdon could publish a sequel autobiography. Bishop
Welch's comment to Bucke, who was then 50, was this: "Emory, I'll
