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Conwell, in spite of his widespread hold on millions of people, has never won fame, recognition, general renown, compared with many men of minor achievements. This seems like an impossibility. Yet it is not an impossibility, but a fact. CONWELL IN SPITE OF HIS WIDESPREAD HOLD ON MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAS NEVER WON FAME RECOGNITION OR GENERAL RENOWN COMPARED WITH MANY MEN OF MINOR ACHIEVEMENTS THIS SEEMS LIKE AN IMPOSSIBILITY YET IT IS NOT AN IMPOSSIBILITY BUT A FACT
ed each other for long acquaintance and fellow experiences as world-wide travelers, back in the years when comparatively few Americans visited the Nile and the Orient, or even Europe. When Taylor died there was a memorial service in Boston at which Conwell was asked to preside, and, as he wished for something more than addresses, he went to Longfellow and asked him to write and read a poem for the occasion. Longfellow had not thought of writing anything, and he was too ill to be present at the services, but, there always being something contagiously inspiring about Russell Conwell when he wishes something to be done, the poet promised to do what he could. And he wrote and sent the beautiful lines beginning: _Dead he lay among his books, The peace of God was in his looks_. Many men of letters, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, were present at the services, and Dr. Conwell induced Oliver Wendell Holmes to read the lines, and they were listened to amid profound silence, to their fine ending. ARD TAYLOR LOVED EACH OTHER FOR A LONG ACQUAINTANCE AND FELLOW EXPERIENCE AS WORLD WIDE TRAVELLERS BACK IN THE YEARS WHEN COMPARATIVELY FEW AMERICANS VISITED THE NILE OR THE ORIENT OR EVEN EUROPE WHEN TAYLOR DIED THERE WAS A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN BOSTON AT WHICH CONWELL WAS ASKED TO PRESIDE AND AS HE WISHED FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN ADDRESSES HE WENT TO LONGFELLOW AND ASKED HIM TO WRITE AND READ A POEM FOR THE OCCASION LONGFELLOW HAD NOT THOUGHT OF WRITING ANYTHING AND HE WAS TOO ILL TO BE PRESENT SERVICES BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING CONTAGIOUSLY INSPIRING ABOUT RUSSELL CONWELL WHEN HE WISHES SOMETHING TO BE DONE THE POET PROMISED HE COULD DO WHAT HE COULD AND HE WROTE AND SENT THE BEAUTIFUL LINES BEGINNING DID HE LIE AMONG HIS BOOKS THE PEACE OF GOD WAS IN HIS BOOKS MANY MEN OF LETTERS INCLUDING RALPH WALDO EMERSON WERE PRESENT AT THE SERVICE AND DOCTOR CONWELL INDUCED OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES TO READ THE LINES AND THEY WERE LISTENED TO A MUT AMID PROFOUND SILENCE TO THE FINE ENDING
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