| 单词 | collection plate |
| 例句 | She would gather the pennies and put them in the collection plate. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In this way she gained seventy-eight cents in coins previously designated for the church collection plate. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Then just pass around the collection plate come Sunday.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Service starts and after a few announcements and some hymns, the collection plate is passed around. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He had passed one collection plate down the pew behind her, and while waiting for its mate to return via the row she was sitting on, he winked openly and solemnly at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “The whole kitchen clean as a collection plate. What you talkin’ about?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They had just passed the collection plates, and after they had gathered and counted the funds donated, the preacher—a short man with a rosy face and a mustache—seemed disappointed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A mountain of cash in the church's figurative collection plate says differently. The power of "Evil" compels us to celebrate the monstrous reasons it speaks to us right now 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z After we turn to the back of our hymnals and deliver a prayer for spiritual healing, the collection plate makes the rounds. In the heart of D.C.’s tony Georgetown, a church that communes with the dead 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Spiritual balm for the masses, he said, was one good reason for him and his fellow elites to pile the collection plate high on Sundays. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z No charging celebrities tax is like asking the vicar to cough up when the collection plate is handed around down the church. Poor Jimmy Carr. Being a celebrity shouldn't be taxing 2012-06-22T16:20:09Z They wanted more than you’d find in a typical Sunday collection plate. African American museum’s fundraising touches deep history among donors 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Hill says the club was in “survival mode for a long time,” closing on certain nights to reduce overhead and passing the proverbial collection plate when the light bill was due. At historic Royal Esquire Club, members add new energy amid a changing Seattle 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Parishimonious: Putting a dollar in the church collection plate and then taking out change. Style Invitational: Punning in place 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z It’s striking, though, how seldom during the six hours we see images of people praying or attending Sunday school or passing the collection plate. Television Review: Those Perpetual Bedfellows, Religion and Politics 2010-10-10T21:47:00Z On one end, deep-pocket donors are invited to public speaking engagements with ideologically aligned justices, but the collection plate is tastefully hidden until after the fact. Clarence Thomas and the price of feigned originalism 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Social pressure is always at work when the workplace passes around the proverbial collection plate, but you can either abstain silently or explain that you can’t afford any additional expenses right now. You Can Ignore the Bridezilla in the Breakroom 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Down the hall, 56-year-old Janine Cox gets an occasional bag of chips from the vending machine and scrimps to add to the collection plate at church. In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Down the hall, 56-year-old Janine Cox gets an occasional bag of chips from the vending machine and scrimps to add to the collection plate at church. In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Boyd Campbell, an Annapolis real estate broker, grew up and was confirmed in this parish, helping with Masses even when some White churchgoers wouldn’t put money in a collection plate carried by a Black attendant. A church that once enslaved people sees the light in a chapel cemetery 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z After all, they help fill the collection plate and the tithing box. Perspective | Class and race and the new British prime minister 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z The two spent roughly 30 minutes playing piano before they exited the church — but not before stealing four Bibles, two drumsticks and an empty collection plate, according to authorities. Tennessee couple charged with breaking into church to play piano, stealing Bibles 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z “I have this song that’s my friend, sort of my little collection plate for ideas or thoughts I have about Bob,” Mayer said on the “SiriusXM and Pandora Small Stage Series Show.” Getting COVID again, John Mayer shifts tour dates: 'This one's got the better of me' 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z And congregations, even those boat-bound and not necessarily ardent believers, are expected to contribute when the collection plate comes around. In Congo, Floating Pastors Follow Mobile Flocks Along Busy River 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The impact is felt in the collection plate: The money coming in now is just about a third of what it was before the pandemic, the pastor said. At many churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z With cash in Tigray running out, the collection plate is no longer passed at Mass. The bread for communion will be depleted soon. ‘God have mercy’: Tigray residents describe life under siege 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The pews are packed on Sunday mornings, prayer groups meet after work and the collection plate is almost as full as it was before the coronavirus pandemic began. Houses of Worship Struggle Back, and Tread Lightly on Vaccines 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z “Pledges are not necessarily dramatically down, but donations given to the collection plate are hopelessly down.” The Virus Drove Churchgoers Away. Will Easter Bring Them Back? 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z In one scene, Farley encourages his idealistic pupil to view the collection plate as the church’s “Nielsen ratings.” Bill C. Davis, whose play ‘Mass Appeal’ lived up to its title, dies at 69 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Rev. Bill Howard dedicated the collection plate from his weekly “confessional” music stream on Oct. Community helps Virginia businesses destroyed in explosion 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z He dropped a wad of $20 bills in the collection plate before leaving. Trump, Biden go on offense in states they’re trying to flip 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z The collection plate is no longer passed throughout the pews, but placed on a stand. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Giving via the collection plate remains a lifeline for roughly 40% of congregations, according to a study by the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Giving remains high at evangelical churches despite pandemic 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The church pooled money from from virtual collection plates, and used leftover funds from a capital campaign, bequests and an annual missions drive, Senior Pastor David Swanson said. Orlando church donates $500,000 to nonprofits hit by COVID 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The state’s chief health officer, Kerry Chant, said places of worship need to find alternatives to practices that might spread the virus, like singing, sharing books and passing around collection plates. The Latest: South Africa has backlog of nearly 100,000 tests 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z They also say a pastor should not hold a candidate for baptism and that ushers should not pass around collection plates. Federal judge weighs coronavirus restrictions on churches 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Worshipers are urged to wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books or prayer rugs, keep their distance in pews and skip the collection plate. California lays out pandemic rules for church reopenings 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z In addition to the usual recommendations for mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing, the C.D.C. urged religious institutions for the time being to avoid sharing prayer books, passing collection plates or offering buffet-style meals. Firing a Salvo in Culture Wars, Trump Pushes for Churches to Reopen 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Houses of worship will also forgo collection plates in favor of containers that will be placed at the entrance of each church. Italy gives go-ahead for Catholic masses to resume May 18 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Instead, he ordered them to abide by recommendations for social distancing that people stay 6 feet apart and to continue following other practices the lawsuit said they had imposed, such as not using collection plates. Federal judge blocks Kansas governor’s religious gatherings ban 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Both churches had congregation members sit 6 feet apart, in line with public health recommendations on social distancing and took numerous other steps, such as not using collection plates, the lawsuit said. Kansas governor sued over order limiting religious services 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Many churches are too tightly strapped to survive without the weekly collection plate. Opinion | Our plan to reopen the economy relies on an incorrect assumption 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The percent of Americans affiliated with a religious denomination — and thus perhaps putting into the weekly collection plate or paying Sunday school tuition, for example — has been shrinking in recent decades. The stimulus package will cover clergy salaries. Some say the government has gone too far. 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Yes, but no passing of a collection plate. Maryland’s Governor, a Republican, Is Willing to Spar With Trump for Supplies 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Along with pastors who want those collection plates to keep flowing, at least one wealthy and prominent Christian right family is determined to keep its business open to the public. The Christian right's hostility to science is definitely going to get people killed 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z He has mistaken the communion plate for a collection plate. Trump rages at Christian magazine that called him ‘grossly immoral,’ but still finds evangelical support 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Nearly two centuries after passing a collection plate during worship services became common in American churches, attitudes toward the familiar tradition are changing. Beyond the collection plate: These Maryland churches are preaching the value of electronic giving 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z He’d sing songs to warm up the crowd, and as his dad spoke, his mom would walk around with a collection plate to take donations to keep them on the road. Analysis | The Daily 202: Sherrod Brown’s 11-year passion project yields a modern-day ‘Profiles in Courage’ 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z “President Trump and congressional Republicans preached a pro-worker populism, but when they left the pulpit they sat in corporate America’s front pew, taking money out of the collection plate.” Review | The eight stalwart progressives who shared one Senate desk 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “It’s not like, ‘Well, we only raised $120 on the collection plate this week, we don’t have enough to cover the cost of the civil litigation,’” Mr. Polenberg said. He Sued Over a Priest’s Abuse. Then the Diocese Filed for Bankruptcy. 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z She’s trying to raise money — passing around a collection plate and skipping a car payment or two — with the hopes of opening a permanent hot chicken spot. Nashville hot chicken is taking over Los Angeles 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z “Pass the collection plate,” one person wrote, “daddy needs a new pair of shoes.” Let He Who Is Without Yeezys Cast the First Stone 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z He established paternity through DNA after sitting behind Hillbloom’s reclusive mother at church, placing $10 in the collection plate and, feigning Parkinson’s disease, asking her to lick the envelope for him. This week’s passages 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The brass-and-velvet collection plate saw its first tithing envelope three rows from the back. Analysis | Free Uber rides and live-streamed services: How D.C. black churches attract millennials 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Christians in the U.S. may experience something similar when the collection plate comes by at church. Is a More Generous Society Possible? 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z It's one of several pieces in the church made by the former president himself, along with gorgeous wood collection plates. He's not just a former president. Jimmy Carter is also a nine-time Grammy nominee 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “I’m kind of like the church elder who double-counts the collection plate every Sunday for the pastor,” said Sessions, who appeared uncomfortable with the entire situation. ‘This guy doesn’t know anything’: the inside story of Trump’s shambolic transition team 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Pass the collection plate or take care of it yourself, but his wallet should never open. The Unwritten Rules Of Mixing Golf With Matrimony - Golf Digest 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Things have reached the point where proposals to boycott the collection plate are being aired even in the conservative National Catholic Register. Opinion | The Church is tempted by power and obsessed with sex 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z If someone stole the collection plate, the police would be called. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Spread their contribution to this fund over 32 teams and a seven-year period, owners are essentially dropping spare change when the collection plate is passed around at church. Perspective | Bottom line: Eric Reid case shows NFL owners care more about profits than wins 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The one wearing the Donald Trump mask tries to steal from a church collection plate, and the one who looks like Bill Clinton ogles an attractive woman. Brothers Osborne are rising country stars with a new album. But Nashville still has challenges. 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Plutonium was detected by monitors and collection plates about two miles away, near a public road, and potentially 10 miles away. Blowing in the wind: Plutonium at former nuclear weapons site 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Donations to the collection plate will not be included for the moment, as they are still being trialled. Church gives blessing to Apple Pay 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z I no longer attend because over time I noticed so many brown faces donating to the collection plates but few on staff and ever fewer giving messages. A Quiet Exodus: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z A police affidavit shows church staff members conducting the investigation placed four donation envelopes into a collection plate on Dec. 17 that contained small GPS tracking devices. Church security guard accused in donation theft case 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “Trying to decide whether you pass the collection plate from the left side or the right side is oftentimes an issue of controversy,” he said. Virginia Senate passes bill to allow guns in places of worship 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z A handwritten sign next to a collection plate asked for contributions “for the reconstruction of the hands” of the patron saint San Francisco. Villagers After the Quake: ‘They’re Left With Nothing’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Detectives then set up a surveillance operation and spotted her taking money from the collection plate. Church volunteer accused of stealing from collection plate 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Daddy GO’s private jets don’t appear out of thin air, though there is plenty of cash flowing in from collection plates – which these days are often just card machines. Eat, pray, live: the Lagos megachurches building their very own cities 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z When you build your church for people who are struggling, you sometimes don’t end up with much in the collection plate. As a great-grandmother, this pastor pursues her calling of ministering to single moms 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z The debate did not dwell on Trump, but Perriello framed his bid as a means of resisting the president in a closing statement so fiery that Sherwood responded with, “Pass the collection plate.” Northam and Perriello hold their fire in first Democratic gubernatorial debate in Va. 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Even the resident monks have been forced to pass around the modern-day collection plate known as GoFundMe to help repair the road leading to their monastery. Big Sur usually can’t keep people away. Right now, it’s practically deserted. 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Though he didn’t like staying at church long and he scarcely had any money, she saw him drop a donation in the collection plate before he left. Joseph Watkins, D.C. square’s big-hearted cigarette man, died on park bench 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Deputy Prosecutor Aaron Bartlett said Perez skimmed money from baptismal fees and collection plates, and abused the parish’s business debit and credit cards to make substantial personal purchases. Priest sentenced to jail for stealing from parish 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z But instead of dropping bills into a collection plate, the congregants at a large Pentecostal church rose and filed toward the deacons clutching hand-held card-reading machines. A Cashless Economy in Zimbabwe? With Little Cash, There’s Little Choice 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Turning over the Sunday collection plate to, say, the Clinton campaign, would fall on the wrong side of the line. Trump is wrong. Pulpit freedom already exists. 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Osteen’s father hewed to the principles of Christian charity and deposited the offering intended for his family into Lakewood Church’s collection plate. How the prosperity gospel explains Donald Trump’s popularity with Christian voters 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z A preacher with that sense of mission would have an empty collection plate. Hillary Clinton is running an ‘antiseptic campaign’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z And after what we heard yesterday, it appears that Republican voters will be choosing between someone who could give Torquemada a run for his collection plate and the second coming of the Vlad the Impaler. These guys are utterly terrifying: The GOP primary marches on, but yesterday proved that both of the options are horrible 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z He took communion, put money in the collection plate and posed for a picture with a curly-haired blond boy who approached him. Donald Trump Delivers a Flurry of Flattery to Iowans to Try to Seal the Deal 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s just not done — especially when there’s all that money about to be dropped into the collection plate. 6 national security questions we should be asking our presidential candidates 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z On Sunday he was in eastern Iowa, where he went to church and reportedly left $100 in the collection plate. Could Michael Bloomberg really win? 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z A benefit ball was held in Everett, and students at a Queen Anne Sunday school sent $3.12 from their collection plate. Ravensdale marks 100 years since mine disaster killed 31 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z At one point cardboard boxes and plastic bags were passed through the crowd like collection plates in a church for contributions to defray the cost of the event and begin a black economic development fund. The 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z For most, it’s making sure the collection plate, the tithing program and the ongoing need for donations command the attention of congregants, faithful or otherwise. D.C.’s summer of blood 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The courtroom took on the air of a church service, with the grieving passing tissue boxes like collection plates. ‘You are welcome:’ The night Emanuel opened its door to evil 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The Archdiocese of San Francisco is giving parishioners an option to do away with crumpled bills in favor of making donations through a digital collection plate. Catholic Church in San Francisco introduces digital collection plate 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z He smelled Saturday night’s popcorn still in the air, and he filled the collection plate. Robert Schuller's California brand of Christianity 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z And put something in the collection plate on Sunday. Text of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Hagen was the first golfer to travel far and wide to spread the gospel of golf — while getting rich from the collection plates, becoming the first player to earn $1 million. Walter Hagen Went From Amateur to Pro to V.I.P. and Transformed the Sport 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Sperbeck lead the singing of “Amazing Grace,” passed a collection plate for the shooting victims and read the names of the slain soldiers. Near Fort Hood, Church Service Honors Fallen 2014-04-06T22:48:03Z Put a $20 check instead of a $20 bill in the collection plate. In business, it’s even more important to keep good records. 5 Steps To Keep The IRS Out Of Your Hair 2013-08-15T06:13:00Z After all, we self-assess our taxes by filing returns, passing the IRS collection plate. IRS As Rebellious Teenager 2013-08-05T02:08:00Z Less in the collection plate means less to subsidize school tuition. Struggling Catholic schools strategize to draw new students 2013-05-02T13:54:06Z While this 2/7 visage isn’t too threatening by itself, even one other creature on the board will send the collection plate around for steep tithes. Dragon's Maze: Evaluating Orzhov 2013-04-24T01:22:53Z But look at some of them on the street, they are poorly painted, collection plates are missing. The red heart of the British streetscape 2013-01-18T02:54:41Z It doesn’t preclude putting more cash in a collection plate either. Your Money: How Best to Pay for Your House of Worship 2012-08-11T00:15:20Z Some money for the opposition campaign is coming from collection plates passed at churches. Second Time Around, Hope for Gay Marriage in Maine 2012-06-25T01:29:52Z The only thing they will miss will be the privilege of putting their money in the collection plate.” The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z “McKinley hated having people staring at him while he read Psalms, sang hymns, put money in the collection plate or took communion,” Anthony wrote in America’s First Families. Why the Modern President Can't Belong to a Church 2011-12-18T05:35:19Z “I told him, ‘I hope your collection plate was empty. Scene Last Night: Adam Sandler Menorah, Jim Simons, Seth Meyers 2011-12-06T16:00:01Z Few things are more visceral than the collection plate, however, and it persists for many reasons. Your Money: How Best to Pay for Your House of Worship 2012-08-11T00:15:20Z The prayers passed and the singing, which affected him strangely; then came the sermon, and after that more singing, and then came the verger with the collection plate. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z None of them would think of leaving church before service is over; but one detail in which these hairy Christians are not yet fully Christianised is, that no collection plate is ever sent round! Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Teammate Adam Carriker jokingly offered to pass a collection plate at church for Paul’s $20,000 fine, and a memorabilia site is marketing Paul autographs as the “Niles Paul Fine Fund.” Brian Mitchell not a fan of penalty on Niles Paul 2011-10-05T20:25:42Z And what vicar does not enjoy a full collection plate? Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z He was a deacon in the church, vice Loker deceased, and he now trod the aisles with the collection plate, and kept a jealous eye upon its contents. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z So Sparkman residents passed around the collection plate and scraped together thousands of dollars to counter Arkadelphia’s millions and launch scholarships of their own. Arkansas town fights to survive by tapping into economic-development potential of its children 2011-07-21T09:06:52Z “This,” added Gary Moriwaki, president of the Japanese American Association of New York, as collection plates were passed through the pews, “is really America at its best.” City Room: Prayers for Japan Reflect City's Diversity 2011-03-28T18:30:43Z He recalled the day Maurice was helping with the collection plate. Our Towns: Against All Odds, a Beautiful Life 2011-01-24T02:12:24Z The president and his family were full participants for more than two hours, singing, standing, even enduring church announcements and the passing of the collection plates. New appeal for Obamas as they mark holiday at black church 2011-01-16T22:47:00Z A fine is like passing around the church collection plate and collecting a few extra bucks for sins. From S.E.C. and Goldman, Generals Ended the War 2010-07-17T14:40:00Z Or, as King put it tonight, a collection plate can be passed round to ensure money is available if the church roof has to be replaced. Bank governor Mervyn King to return to power 2010-06-16T19:59:00Z The Church's share of the cost is £7m, and with slightly less than half of it raised, congregations are being asked to contribute via the collection plate. Catholics asked to fund Pope trip 2010-05-23T00:07:00Z Most importantly, he watched as the collection plate moved through the pews and as his mother-in-law, who volunteered at those dinners, dropped in her offering. On Religion: Inspired by Religious Practice, Atheists Commit to Creating Their Own Collection Plate 2010-04-03T00:17:00Z He went into the church, and there he saw last Sunday's collection plate, full of gold coins. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India The men with the collection plates could hardly hold their ground in the portals, and many worshippers were sent empty away, raising their hats as they reluctantly turned from the sacred precincts. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Good intentions never make the dollars ring in the collection plate. Oklahoma Sunshine And they go from that home, with their new cane, looking as pious as though they were passing the collection plate. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 He set out to, in effect, create the atheist’s collection plate. On Religion: Inspired by Religious Practice, Atheists Commit to Creating Their Own Collection Plate 2010-04-03T00:17:00Z If I should tell them that you put lozengers in the collection plate at church, and charge the minister forty cents a pound for oleomargarine, you would have to close up. The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883 From breakfast till 'twas dusk at half-past eight Tobacco cheered this hardened sinner's mind, The price of it his pockets, disinclined To add their dime to the collection plate. Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics Second Series It isn't always the front seats that are occupied by His humblest children, when the collection plate gets busy. Oklahoma Sunshine One Saturday night he gave her a large bill, and the next morning she placed a neatly folded green-back on the collection plate as he held it out to her. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' Why, say, old man Austin that passes the collection plate would have me pinched if he saw me drop that in it. Green Valley "I'll pass the muffins, Billy, and you take the cakes for Miss Powers, and be more careful than you were last Sunday with my collection plate for the poor." The Heart's Kingdom Hard-hearted vestryman, member of old Knickerbocker family, always wears white margins on his vest, suddenly touched by compassion, empties the collection plate into Santa's bucket. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned The three Scots became very nervous as the collection plate neared them, when one of them fainted and the other two carried him out. More Toasts And he remained with head bowed in prayer that the results might prove better than seemed likely, while the church officers passed down the aisles with the collection plates. Quiet Talks on Service He was the man who introduced the kirk into Scotland, but failed to launch the collection plate. Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be I put my dollar in the collection plate only to feel that I had been cheated—not getting my money's worth, always listening to sermons preached to bad people. The Life of Me; an autobiography The few small coins on the collection plates on the occasion referred to, bore unmistakable testimony to the fact that the fervid appeals had produced a very meagre result. Love's Final Victory He passes the collection plate at St. George's! King Coal : a Novel And Maggie in her childlike simplicity lifted her crutches, and tried rather awkwardly to put them on the collection plate. Quiet Talks on Service I have no doubt that Lady Ida if she had got Miss Dobbs's money would have scattered it about with a very free hand, and would have contributed to the collection plate quite handsomely. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough You would better put your new Worth gown, on the collection plate, Marion, and appear in a morning dress to-morrow night. A Beautiful Possibility I had to pass the collection plate because nobody else would. Tales of the Jazz Age Elder Frewen, a tall, pale man, with long, sandy side-whiskers, appeared at the door of our pew with the collection plate. The Story Girl Not I!—nor to confession either!—and no more of my earnings will click into your great brass collection plate, mon reverend! The Master-Christian When he reached the women he hopped to the pavement holding out his hat like a collection plate, with a beseeching air. Jonah "Putting it on the collection plate doesn't help any." Tish His 'doing' should not consist in talking platitudes from the pulpit, or in sending round a collection plate. The Master-Christian "I'd put all I win on the collection plate on Sunday." Tish |
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