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There was no rich man to turn to; the men famous for enormous charitable gifts have never let themselves be interested in any of the work of Russell Conwell. THERE WAS NO RICH MAN TO TURN TO THE MEN FAMOUS FOR ENORMOUS CHARITABLE GIFTS HAVE NEVER LET THEMSELVES BE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE WORK OF RUSSELL CONWELL
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. 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. At a later time the sum of ten thousand dollars was importunately needed. It was due, payment had been promised. It was for some of the construction work of the Temple University buildings. The last day had come, and Conwell and the very few who knew of the emergency were in the depths of gloom. It was too large a sum to ask the church people to make up, for they were not rich and they had already been giving splendidly, of their slender means, for the church and then for the university. ECISELY 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 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 AT A LATER TIME THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS IMPORTANTLY NEEDED IT WAS DUE PAYMENT HAD BEEN PROMISED IT WAS FOR SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS THE LAST DAY HAD COME AND CONWELL AND THE VERY FEW WHO KNEW OF THE EMERGENCIES WERE IN THE DEPTH OF GLOOM IT WAS TOO LARGE A SUM TO ASK THE CHURCH PEOPLE TO MAKE UP FOR THEY WERE NOT RICH AND THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVING SPLENDIDLY OF THEIR SLENDER MEANS FOR THE CHURCH AND THEN FOR THE UNIVERSITY
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