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He is apt to fling his arms widespread as he prays, in a fine gesture that he never uses at other times, and he looks upward with the dignity of a man who, talking to a higher being, is proud of being a friend and confidant. HE IS APT TO FLING HIS ARMS WIDESPREAD AS HE PRAYS IN A FINE GESTURE THAT HE NEVER USES AT OTHER TIMES AND HE LOOKS UPWARD WITH THE DIGNITY OF A MAN WHO IS TALKING TO A HIGHER BEING IS PROUD OF BEING FRIEND AND CONFIDANT
s people, leading them, singing with them, his eyes aglow with an inward light. His magic had suddenly set them into the spirit of the old camp-meeting days, the days of pioneering and hardship, when religion meant so much to everybody, and even those who knew nothing of such things felt them, even if but vaguely. Every heart was moved and touched, and that old tune will sing in the memory of all who thus heard it and sung it as long as they live. V. GIFT FOR INSPIRING OTHERS THE constant earnestness of Conwell, his desire to let no chance slip by of helping a fellowman, puts often into his voice, when he preaches, a note of eagerness, of anxiety. But when he prays, when he turns to God, his manner undergoes a subtle and unconscious change. A load has slipped off his shoulders and has been assumed by a higher power. Into his bearing, dignified though it was, there comes an unconscious increase of the dignity. Into his voice, firm as it was before, there comes a deeper note of firmness.  PART EIGHT OF ACRES OF DIAMONDS THIS LIBERVOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ACRES OF DIAMONDS BY RUSSELL H CONWELL PART EIGHT FIVE GIFT FOR INSPIRING OTHERS THE CONSTANT EARNESTNESS OF CONWELL HIS DESIRES TO LET NO CHANCE SLIP BY OF HELPING A FELLOW MAN PUTS OFTEN INTO HIS VOICE WHEN HE PREACHES A NOTE OF EAGERNESS OF ANXIETY BUT WHEN HE PRAYS WHEN HE TURNS TO GOD HIS MANNER UNDERGOES A SUBTLE AND UNCONSCIOUS CHANGE A LOAD IS SLIPPED OFF HIS SHOULDERS AND HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY A HIGHER POWER INTO HIS BEARING DIGNIFIED THOUGH IT WAS THERE COMES AN UNCONSCIOUS INCREASE OF THE DIGNITY INTO HIS VOICE FIRM AS IT WERE BEFORE THERE COMES A DEEPER NOTE OF FIRMNESS
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