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"Attractive to young people." Yes, one can recognize that to day, just as it was recognized in Lexington. And it may be added that he at the same time attracts older people, too! In this, indeed, lies his power. ATTRACTIVE TO YOUNG PEOPLE YES ONE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT TO DAY JUST AS IT WAS RECOGNIZED IN LEXINGTON AND IT MAY BE ADDED THAT HE AT THE SAME TIME ATTRACTS OLDER PEOPLE TOO IN THIS INDEED LIES HIS POWER
tten, so Howells had set down, in 1882, I noticed, after he had written of the town itself, and of the long-past fight there, and of the present-day aspect, that he mentioned the church life of the place and remarked on the striking advances made by the Baptists, who had lately, as he expressed it, been reconstituted out of very perishing fragments and made strong and flourishing, under the ministrations of a lay preacher, formerly a colonel in the Union army. And it was only a few days before I chanced upon this description that Dr. Conwell, the former colonel and former lay preacher, had told me of his experiences in that little old Revolutionary town. Howells went on to say that, so he was told, the colonel’s success was principally due to his making the church attractive to young people. Howells says no more of him; apparently he did not go to hear him; and one wonders if he has ever associated that lay preacher of Lexington with the famous Russell H. Conwell of these recent years! RITTEN SO HOWELLS HAD SET DOWN IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY TWO I NOTICED AFTER HE HAD WRITTEN OF THE TOWN IN ITSELF AND OF THE LONG PAST FIGHT THERE AND OF THE PRESENT DAY ASPECT THAT HE MENTIONED THE CHURCH LIFE OF THE PLACE REMARKED ON THE STRIKING ADVANCES MADE BY THE BAPTISTS WHO HAD LATELY AS HE EXPRESSED IT BEEN RECONSTITUTED OUT OF VERY PERISHING FRAGMENTS AND MADE STRONG AND FLOURISHING UNDER THE MINISTRATIONS OF A LAY PREACHER FORMERLY A COLONEL IN THE UNION ARMY AND IT WAS ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE I CHANCED UPON THIS DESCRIPTION THAT DOCTOR CONWELL THE FORMER COLONEL AND FORMER LAY PREACHER HAD TOLD ME OF HIS EXPERIENCES IN THAT LITTLE OLD REVOLUTIONARY TOWN HOWELLS WENT ON TO SAY THAT SO HE WAS TOLD THE COLONEL'S SUCCESS WAS PRINCIPALLY DUE TO HIS MAKING THE CHURCH ATTRACTIVE TO YOUNG PEOPLE HOWELLS SAYS NO MORE OF HIM APPARENTLY HE DID NOT GO OUT TO HEAR HIM AND ONE WONDERS IF HE HAD EVER ASSOCIATED THAT LAY PREACHER OF LEXINGTON WITH THE FAMOUS RUSSELL H CONWELL OF THESE RECENT YEARS
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