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A pettier man would instantly have given up the entire matter when those who were most interested failed to respond, but one of the strongest features in Conwell's character is his ability to draw even doubters and weaklings into line, his ability to stir even those who have given up. A PETTIER MAN WOULD HAVE INSTANTLY GIVEN UP THE ENTIRE MANNER WHEN THOSE WHO WERE MOST INTERESTED FAILED TO RESPOND BUT ONE OF THE STRONGEST FEATURES IN THE CONWELL CHARACTER IS HIS ABILITY TO DRAW EVEN DOUBTERS AND WEAKLINGS INTO LINE HIS ABILITY TO STIR EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN UP
ith the church, after all!’” Typical Conwellism, that! First, the impulse to help those who need helping, then the inspiration and leadership. “‘But the building is entirely too tumble-down to use,’ said one of the men, sadly; and I knew he was right, for I had examined it; but I said: “‘Let us meet there to-morrow morning and get to work on that building ourselves and put it in shape for a service next Sunday.’ “It made them seem so pleased and encouraged, and so confident that a new possibility was opening that I never doubted that each one of those present, and many friends besides, would be at the building in the morning. I was there early with a hammer and ax and crowbar that I had secured, ready to go to work--but no one else showed up!” He has a rueful appreciation of the humor of it, as he pictured the scene; and one knows also that, in that little town of Lexington, where Americans had so bravely faced the impossible, Russell Conwell also braced himself to face the impossible. ID TO THEM WHY NOT START OVER AGAIN AND GO ON WITH THE CHURCH AFTER ALL TYPICAL CONWELLION THAT FIRST THE IMPULSE TO HELP THOSE WHO NEEDS HELPING THEN THE INSPIRATION AND LEADERSHIP BUT THE BUILDING IS ENTIRELY TOO TUMBLE DOWN TO USE SAID ONE OF THE MEN SADLY AND I KNEW IT WAS RIGHT FOR I HAD EXAMINED IT BUT I SAID LET US MEET TO MORROW MORNING AND GET TO WORK ON BUILDING OURSELVES AND PUT IT IN SHAPE FOR THE SERVICE NEXT SUNDAY IT MADE THEM SEEM PLEASED AND ENCOURAGED AND SO CONFIDENT THAT A NEW POSSIBILITY WAS OPENING THAT I NEVER DOUBTED THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE PRESENTS AND MANY FRIENDS BESIDES WOULD BE AT THE BUILDING IN THE MORNING I WAS THERE EARLY WITH THE HAMMER AND AXE AND CROWBAR I HAD SECURED READY TO GO TO WORK BUT NO ONE ELSE SHOWED UP HE HAS A RUEFUL APPRECIATION OF THE HUMOUR OF IT AS HE PICTURED THIS SCENE AND ONE KNOWS ALSO THAT IN THAT LITTLE TOWN OF LEXINGTON WHERE AMERICANS HAD SO BRAVELY FACED THE IMPOSSIBLE RUSSELL CONWELL ALSO BRACED HIMSELF TO FACE THE IMPOSSIBLE
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