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I remember, during one church service, while the singing was going on, that he suddenly rose from his chair and, kneeling beside it, on the open pulpit, with his back to the congregation, remained in that posture for several minutes. No one thought it strange. I REMEMBER DURING ONE CHURCH SERVICE WELL THE SINGING WAS GOING ON THAT HE SUDDENLY ROSE FROM HIS CHAIR AND KNEELING BESIDE IT ON THE OPEN PULPIT WITH HIS BACK TO THE CONGREGATION REMAINED IN THAT POSTURE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES NO ONE THOUGHT IT STRANGE
ce, 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. 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. One does not need to be a Christian to appreciate the beauty and fineness of Conwell’s prayers. He is likely at any time to do the unexpected, and he is so great a man and has such control that whatever he does seems to everybody a perfectly natural thing. His sincerity is so evident, and whatever he does is done so simply and naturally, that it is just a matter of course. TS 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 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 ONE DOES NOT NEED TO BE A CHRISTIAN TO APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AND FINENESS OF CONWELL'S PRAYERS HE IS LIKELY AT ANY TIME TO DO THE UNEXPECTED AND HE IS SO GREAT A MAN AND HE HAS SUCH CONTROL THAT WHATEVER HE DOES SEEMS TO EVERYBODY A PERFECTLY NATURAL THING HIS SINCERITY IS SO EVIDENT AND WHATEVER HE DOES IS DONE SO SIMPLY AND NATURALLY THAT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF COURSE
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