The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, September 19, 1995            TAG: 9509180200
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A10  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

CREDITING WEATHER

In my experience, people enjoy joshing their clergy friends about the weather. It is all in good fun.

I learned soon after I was ordained that taking credit for the good weather meant taking the blame for the not-so-good. The wisest course was taken by a Presbyterian clergy friend who, when asked to make arrangements for the weather, replied, ``Sorry. I'm in sales, not management.''

Rev. CLAUDE S. TURNER JR.

Norfolk, Sept. 14, 1995 by CNB