Christian Stories Presents"McKinley's Choice" Christian Stories "McKinley's Choice" was Written by Max O'Neill for 21st Century Christianity. _________________________________________________________________________  President McKinleywas considering the appointment of a minister to a foreign country.There were two candidates, their qualifications almost equal. Which one did he appoint?The President told the story of an incident which decided hischoice.  Years before, when he was a Representative, he boarded a streetcar one night & took the last vacant seat. Shortly afterwards an old washerwoman entered, carrying a heavy basket. She walked the length of the car & stood in the aisle, no one offering her a seat. One of the men the President was to consider later, was sitting in a seat opposite where she was standing. He shifted the paper so as not to see her. Mr. McKinley walked down the aisle, picked up her basket of washing, & gave her his seat. The candidate never knew that this little act of selfishness had deprived him of perhaps the crowning honor of a lifetime. It's the little things we do and say That mean so much as we go our way, A kindly deed can lift a load From weary shoulders on the road, Or a gentle word, like summer rain, May soothe some heart and banish pain. What joy or sadness often springs From just the simple little things! ____________________________________________________________
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