Lowell Streiker's Encyclopedia of Humor provides abundant "good clean fun" whenever you need inspirational slices of life, bracing quips, quotable wisdom, or a refreshing dose of nonsense to enrich your sermons or talks.

Noted evangelist J o h n Franklin was speaking at two V*9 different churches in a large city in the same week. l | C ^ J > A reporter was present at the first service. After the sermon the evangelist pleaded with the reporter not to publish in the local paper any of the jokes he had used that night since he was going to use the same stories the following night at the other church. The next morning the reporter published an excellent review of the evangelist's message and concluded with these words: "The Reverend Mr. Franklin also told many stories that cannot be published."