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She knew nothing of any special need for money, knew nothing whatever of any note or of the demand for a thousand dollars; she merely outlined to her brother what Dr. Conwell was accomplishing, and with such enthusiasm that the brother at once sent the opportune check. SHE KNEW NOTHING OF ANY SPECIAL NEED FOR MONEY KNEW NOTHING WHATEVER OF ANY NOTE OR OF THE DEMAND FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS SHE MERELY OUTLINED TO HER BROTHER WHAT DOCTOR CONWELL WAS ACCOMPLISHING AND WITH SUCH ENTHUSIASM THAT THE BROTHER AT ONCE SENT THE OPPORTUNE CHECK
t. He had tried all the sources that seemed open to him, but in vain. He could not openly appeal to the church members, in this case, for it was in the early days of his pastorate, and his zeal for the organ, his desire and determination to have it, as a necessary part of church equipment, had outrun the judgment of some of his best friends, including that of the deacon who had gone to Massachusetts for him. They had urged a delay till other expenses were met, and he had acted against their advice. He had tried such friends as he could, and he had tried prayer. But there was no sign of aid, whether supernatural or natural. And then, literally on the very day on which the holder of the note was to begin proceedings against him, a check for precisely the needed one thousand dollars came to him, by mail, from a man in the West--a man who was a total stranger to him. It turned out that the man’s sister, who was one of the Temple membership, had written to her brother of Dr. Conwell’s work. RK CHURCH DISCOURAGEMENT HE HAD TRIED ALL THE SOURCES THAT SEEMED OPEN TO HIM BUT IN VAIN HE COULD NOT OPENLY APPEAL TO THE CHURCH MEMBERS IN THIS CASE FOR IT WAS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS PASTORATE AND HIS ZEAL FOR THE ORGAN HIS DESIRE FOR DETERMINATION TO HAVE IT AS A NECESSARY PART OF THE CHURCH EQUIPMENT HAD OUT RUN THE JUDGMENT OF SOME OF HIS BEST FRIENDS INCLUDING THAT OF THE DEACON WHO HAD GONE TO MASSACHUSETTS FOR HIM THEY HAD URGED A DELAY TILL OTHER EXPENSES WERE MET AND HE HAD ACTED AGAINST THEIR ADVICE HE HAD TRIED SUCH FRIENDS AS HE COULD AND HAD TRIED PRAYER BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF AID WHETHER SUPERNATURAL OR NATURAL AND AGAIN LITERALLY ON THE VERY DAY WHICH THE HOLDER OF THE NOTE WAS TO BEGIN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIM A CHECK PRECISELY FOR THE NEEDED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CAME TO HIM BY MAIL FROM A MAN IN THE WEST A MAN WHO WAS A TOTAL STRANGER TO HIM IT TURNED OUT THAT THE MAN'S SISTER WHO WAS ONE OF THE TEMPLE MEMBERSHIP HAD WRITTEN TO HER BROTHER OF DOCTOR CONWELL'S WORK
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