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Miss Bea, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been
> married. She was much admired for her sweetness and kindness to all.
>
> The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in the spring, and she
> welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She invited him to have a seat
> while she prepared a little tea.
>
> As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut
glass
> bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the water floated, of
all
> things, a condom.
>
> Imagine his shock and surprise. Imagine his curiosity! Surely Miss Bea
had
> flipped or something...!
>
> When she returned with tea and cookies, they began to chat. The pastor
> tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange
> floater, but soon it got the better of him, and he could resist no longer.
>
> \"Miss Bea,\" he said, \"I wonder if you would tell me about this?\" (pointing
> to the bowl).
>
> \"Oh, yes,\" she replied, \"isn\'t it wonderful? I was walking downtown last
> fall and I found this little package on the ground. The directions said
to
> put it on the organ, keep it wet, and it would prevent disease. And you
> know... I haven\'t had a cold all winter.\"