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And the amber colored tiles in the inner walls of the church bear, under the glaze, the names of thousands of his people; for every one, young or old, who helped in the building, even to the giving of a single dollar, has his name inscribed there. AND THE AMBER COLOURED TILES IN THE INNER WALL OF THE CHURCH BEAR UNDER THEIR GLAZE THE NAMES OF THOUSANDS OF HIS PEOPLE EVERY ONE YOUNG AND OLD WHO HELP THE BUILDING EVEN TO THE GIVING OF A SIMP SINGLE DOLLAR HAS HIS NAME INSCRIBED THERE
ed for worship, and then came years of raising money to clear it. But it was long ago placed completely out of debt, and with only a single large subscription--one of ten thousand dollars--for the church is not in a wealthy neighborhood, nor is the congregation made up of the great and rich. The church is built of stone, and its interior is a great amphitheater. Special attention has been given to fresh air and light; there is nothing of the dim, religious light that goes with medieval churchliness. Behind the pulpit are tiers of seats for the great chorus choir. There is a large organ. The building is peculiarly adapted for hearing and seeing, and if it is not, strictly speaking, beautiful in itself, it is beautiful when it is filled with encircling rows of men and women. Man of feeling that he is, and one who appreciates the importance of symbols, Dr. Conwell had a heart of olive-wood built into the front of the pulpit, for the wood was from an olive-tree in the Garden of Gethsemane. ETY ONE IT WAS OPEN FOR WORSHIP THEN CAME YEARS OF RAISING MONEY TO CLEAR IT BUT IT WAS LONG AGO PLACED COMPLETELY OUT OF DEBT AND WITH ONLY A SINGLE LARGE SUBSCRIPTION ONE OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE CHURCH IS NOT IN A WEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD NOR IS THE CONGREGATION MADE UP OF THE GREAT AND RICH THE CHURCH HAD BUILD OF STONE IN ITS INTERIOR IS A GREAT AMPHITHEATRE SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE FRESH AIR AND LIGHT THERE IS NOTHING OF THE DIM RELIGIOUS LIGHT THAT GOES ON WITH MEDIAEVAL CHURCHLINESS BEHIND THE PULPIT ARE TIERS OF SEATS FOR THE GREAT CHORUS CHOIR THERE IS A LARGE ORGAN THE BUILDING IS PECULIARLY ADAPTED FOR HEARING AND SEEING AND IF IT IS NOT STRICTLY SPEAKING IT BEAUTIFUL IN ITSELF IT IS BEAUTIFUL WHEN IT IS FILLED WITH ENCIRCLING ROWS OF MEN AND WOMEN MEN OF FEELING THAT IS AND ONE WHO APPRECIATES THE IMPORTANCE OF SYMBOLS DOCTOR CONWELL HAD A HEART OF OLIVE WOOD BUILT INTO THE FRONT OF THE PULPIT FOR THE WOOD WAS FROM THE OLIVE TREE IN THE GARDEN OF GASEMINE
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