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At one time in the early days of his church work in Philadelphia a payment of a thousand dollars was absolutely needed to prevent a law suit in regard to a debt for the church organ. In fact, it was worse than a debt; it was a note signed by himself personally, that had become due  he was always ready to assume personal liability for debts of his church  and failure to meet the note would mean a measure of disgrace as well as marked church discouragement. AT ONE TIME IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS CHURCH WORK IN PHILADELPHIA A PAYMENT OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO PREVENT A LAW SUIT IN REGARD TO A DEBT FOR THE CHURCH ORGAN IN FACT IT WAS WORSE THAN A DEBT IT WAS A NOTE SIGNED BY HIMSELF PERSONALLY THAT HAD BECOME DUE HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO ASSUME PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DEBTS OF HIS CHURCH AND FAILURE TO MEET THE NOTE WOULD MEET A MEASURE OF DISGRACE AS WELL AS MARK CHURCH DISCOURAGEMENT
se. 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 was likely enough the only one who noticed it. His people are used to his sincerities. And this time it was merely that he had a few words to say quietly to God and turned aside for a few moments to say them. His earnestness of belief in prayer makes him a firm believer in answers to prayer, and, in fact, to what may be termed the direct interposition of Providence. Doubtless the mystic strain inherited from his mother has also much to do with this. He has a typically homely way of expressing it by one of his favorite maxims, one that he loves to repeat encouragingly to friends who are in difficulties themselves or who know of the difficulties that are his; and this heartening maxim is, “Trust in God and do the next thing.” UST A MATTER OF COURSE 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 I WAS LIKELY ENOUGH THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED IT HIS PEOPLE ARE USED TO HIS SINCERITIES AND AT THE TIME IT WAS MERELY THAT HE HAD A FEW WORDS TO SAY QUIETLY TO GOD AND TURNED ASIDE FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO SAY THEM HIS EARNESTNESS OF BELIEF IN PRAYER MAKES HIM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE ANSWERS TO PRAYER AND IN FACT TO WHAT MAY BE TERMED THE DIRECT INTERPOSITION OF PROVIDENCE DOUBTLESS THE MYSTIC STRAIN INHERITED FROM HIS MOTHER ALSO HAS MUCH TO DO WITH THIS HE HAS A TYPICALLY HOMELY WAY OF EXPRESSING IT BY ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MAXIMS ONE THAT HE LOVES TO REPEAT ENCOURAGINGLY TO FRIENDS WHO ARE IN DIFFICULTIES THEMSELVES OR WHO KNOW OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT ARE HIS AND THIS HARDENING MAXIM IS TRUST IN GOD AND DO THE NEXT THING
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