Once there was a Baptist minister and humorist named Grady Nutt. Grady could tell some of the most hilarious stories. One of Grady’s classic stories was of a seminary student who pastored a rural church on the weekends. Word came to this student preacher that a man in his church had died. Could he come and conduct the funeral?

The young preacher had never done a funeral before, but after receiving counsel from one of his seminary professors about how to proceed, he drove out to the home of the man who had died to offer his widow some comfort and to plan the funeral service. The widow greeted him and they looked around for a quiet place where they could talk.

That was a problem since the house was filled with people who had come to offer their condolences. Since every other room was occup…