The roof of the church hall of a little church was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof.
There was a rich old man, known to be very tight with his money, who used to attend and sit near the back of the hall. He would sneak out just before the collection plate came round at the end of the prayer meeting.
One Sunday, he was late getting to the prayer meeting could only find a seat at the front of the church.
During the prayer meeting, a piece of the roof fell and hit him on the head. Feeling spoken to by the Lord, he stood up and said "Lord, I’ll give $1000"
A voice at the back of the church was heard to say" Hit him again, Lord"