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But he was original and he was popular, and therefore there were misunderstanding and jealousy. BUT HE WAS ORIGINAL AND HE WAS POPULAR AND THEREFORE THERE WERE MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND JEALOUSY
adoption, the rector of the most powerful and aristocratic church in Philadelphia voluntarily paid lofty tribute to his aims and ability, his work and his personal worth. “He is an inspiration to his brothers in the ministry of Jesus Christ,” so this Episcopalian rector wrote. “He is a friend to all that is good, a foe to all that is evil, a strength to the weak, a comforter to the sorrowing, a man of God. These words come from the heart of one who loves, honors, and reverences him for his character and his deeds.” Dr. Conwell did some beautiful and unusual things in his church, instituted some beautiful and unusual customs, and one can see how narrow and hasty criticisms charged him, long ago, with sensationalism--charges long since forgotten except through the hurt still felt by Dr. Conwell himself. “They used to charge me with making a circus of the church--as if it were possible for me to make a circus of the church!” And his tone was one of grieved amazement after all these years. Y OF HIS ADOPTION THAT THE RECTOR OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND ARISTOCRATIC CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA VOLUNTARILY PAID LOFTY TRIBUTE TO HIS AIMS AND ABILITY HIS WORK AND HIS PERSONAL WORTH HE IS AN INSPIRATION TO HIS BROTHERS IN THE MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST SO THIS EPISCOPALIAN LECTOR WROTE FOR HE IS A FRIEND OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN A FOE THAT IS ALL OF EVIL A STRENGTH TO THE WEAK A COMFORTER TO THE SORROWING A MAN OF GOD THESE WORDS CAME FROM THE HEART OF ONE WHO LOVES HONORS AND REVERENCES HIM FOR HIS CHARACTER AND HIS DEEDS DOCTOR CONWELL DID SOME BEAUTIFUL AND UNUSUAL THINGS IN HIS CHURCH INSTITUTED SOME BEAUTIFUL AND UNUSUAL CUSTOMS AND ONE CAN SEE HOW NARROW AND HASTY CRITICISM CHARGED HIM LONG AGO WITH SENSATIONALISM CHARGES LONG SINCE FORGOTTEN EXCEPT THROUGH THE HURT STILL FELT BY DOCTOR CONWELL HIMSELF THEY USED TO CHARGE ME WITH MAKING A CIRCUS OF THE CHURCH AS IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO MAKE A CIRCUS OF THE CHURCH AND HIS TONE WAS ONE THAT GRIEVED AMUSEMENT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
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