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I didn't want a servant, but it was the only way to take poor little Johnnie Ring. "Johnnie was deeply religious, and would read the Bible every evening before turning in. I DIDN'T WANT A SERVANT BUT IT IS THE ONLY WAY I COULD TAKE ALONG POOR LITTLE JOHNNY RING JOHNNY WAS DEEPLY RELIGIOUS AND WOULD READ THE BIBLE EVERY EVENING BEFORE TURNING IN
ociated the most vivid, the most momentous experience of Russell Conwell’s life. That sword hangs at the head of Conwell’s bed in his home in Philadelphia. Man of peace that he is, and minister of peace, that symbol of war has for over half a century been of infinite importance to him. He told me the story as we stood together before that sword. And as he told the story, speaking with quiet repression, but seeing it all and living it all just as vividly as if it had occurred but yesterday, “That sword has meant so much to me,” he murmured; and then he began the tale: “A boy up there in the Berkshires, a neighbor’s son, was John Ring; I call him a boy, for we all called him a boy, and we looked upon him as a boy, for he was under-sized and under-developed--so much so that he could not enlist. “But for some reason he was devoted to me, and he not only wanted to enlist, but he also wanted to be in the artillery company of which I was captain; and I could only take him along as my servant. THAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS ETERNAL AND WITH THAT SWORD IS ASSOCIATED THE MOST VIVID AND MOMENTOUS EXPERIENCE OF RUSSELL CONWELL'S LIFE THE SWORD HANGS AT THE HEAD OF CONWELL'S BED IN HIS HOME IN PHILADELPHIA MAN OF PEACE THAT HE IS MINISTER OF PEACE THAT SYMBOL OF WAR HAS FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY BEEN OF INFINITE IMPORTANCE TO HIM HE TOLD ME THE STORY AS WE STOOD TOGETHER BEFORE THAT SWORD AND HE HAS TOLD THE STORY SPEAKING WITH QUIET REPRESSION BUT SEEING IT ALL AND LIVING AT ALL JUST AS VIVIDLY AS IF IT OCCURRED BUT YESTERDAY THAT SORT HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME HE MURMURED AND THEN HE BEGAN TO TELL A BOY UP THERE IN THE BERKSHIRES A NEIGHBOR'S SON WAS JOHN RING I CALL HIM A BOY FOR WE ALL CALLED HIM A BOY AND WE LOOKED UPON HIM AS A BOY HE WAS UNDERSIZED AND UNDERDEVELOPED SO MUCH THAT HE COULD NOT ENLIST BUT FOR SOME REASON HE WAS DEVOTED TO ME AND HE NOT ONLY WANTED TO ENLIST BUT HE WANTED TO BE IN THE ARTILLERY COMPANY OF WHICH I WAS CAPTAIN AND I COULD ONLY TAKE HIM ALONG AS MY SERVANT
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