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I had from childhood felt that I was "called to the ministry." The earliest event of memory is the prayer of my father at family prayers in the little old cottage in the Hampshire highlands of the Berkshire Hills, calling on God with a sobbing voice to lead me into some special service for the Saviour. I HAD FROM CHILDHOOD FELT THAT I WAS CALLED TO THE MINISTRY THE EARLIEST EVENT OF MEMORY IS THE PRAYER OF MY FATHER AT FAMILY PRAYERS IN THE LITTLE OLD COTTAGE IN THE HAMPSHIRE HIGHLANDS OF THE BERKSHIRE HILLS CALLING ON GOD WITH A SOBBING VOICE TO LEAD ME INTO SOME SPECIAL SERVICE FOR THE SAVIOUR
ncluded; so much more effective have been my weakest endeavors than I ever planned or hoped--that a biography written truthfully would be mostly an account of what men and women have done for me. I have lived to see accomplished far more than my highest ambition included, and have seen the enterprises I have undertaken rush by me, pushed on by a thousand strong hands until they have left me far behind them. The realities are like dreams to me. Blessings on the loving hearts and noble minds who have been so willing to sacrifice for others’ good and to think only of what they could do, and never of what they should get! Many of them have ascended into the Shining Land, and here I am in mine age gazing up alone, _Only waiting till the shadows Are a little longer grown_. Fifty years! I was a young man, not yet of age, when I delivered my first platform lecture. The Civil War of 1861-65 drew on with all its passions, patriotism, horrors, and fears, and I was studying law at Yale University. O MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE HAVE I BEEN AT MY WEAKEST ENDEAVOURS THAN I EVER PLANNED OR HOPED THAT A BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN TRUTHFULLY WOULD BE MOSTLY AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DONE FOR ME I HAVE LIVED TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED FAR MORE THAN MY HIGHEST AMBITION INCLUDED I HAVE SEEN THE ENTERPRISES I HAVE UNDERTAKEN RUSH BY ME PUSHED ON BY A THOUSAND STRONG HANDS UNTIL THEY HAVE LEFT ME SO FAR BEHIND THEM THE REALITIES ARE LIKE DREAMS TO ME BLESSINGS ON THE LOVING HEARTS AND NOBLE MINDS WHO HAVE BEEN SO WILLING TO SACRIFICE FOR OTHERS GOOD AND TO THINK ONLY OF WHAT THEY COULD DO AND NEVER OF WHAT THEY SHOULD GET MANY OF THEM HAVE ASCENDED INTO THE SHINING LORD AND HERE I AM IN MINE AGE GAZING UP ALONE ONLY WAITING TILL THE SHADOWS ARE LITTLE LONGER GROWN FIFTY YEARS I WAS A YOUNG MAN NOT YET OF AGE WHEN I DELIVERED MY FIRST PLATFORM LECTURE THE CIVIL WAR OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE TO SIXTY FIVE DREW ON WITH ALL ITS PASSIONS PATRIOTISMS HORRORS AND FEARS AND I WAS STUDYING LAW AT LEYALE UNIVERSITY
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