But the story does not end there!
A newspaper learned of the story and published it. It was read by a realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not pay so much，he offered it for a 57 cent payment.
Church members made large subscriptions. Checks came from far and wide. Within five years the little girl’s gift had increased to $250，000，00，a huge sum at that time ( near the turn of the century). Her unselfish love had paid large dividends.
When you are in the city of Philadelphia，look up Temple Baptist Church，with a seating capacity of 3，300，and Temple University，where hundreds of students are trained. Have a look，too，at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday School building which houses hundreds of Sunday scholars，so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside at Sunday school time.
In one of the rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents，so sacrificially saved，made such remarkable history. Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor，Dr. Russell H. Conwell，author of the book，Acres of Diamonds，a true story.
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小女孩站在一座小教堂旁邊哭泣，因為“太擁擠”，教堂不讓她進。“我去不成主日學校了。”她抽搭著，對走過的牧師說道。看著她襤褸的衣著，蓬亂的頭發，牧師猜到了原因，便牽起她的手，將她帶進教堂並在主日學校裏給她找到了座位。小女孩非常感動，那夜入睡的時候她還在想著那些沒有地方做禮拜的孩子們。