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This seemed to them a good deal like a joke, but they answered in perfect earnestness that they would be quite willing to do the doubling as soon as he did the doubling, and in less than a year the salary was doubled accordingly. THAT SEEMED TO THEM A GOOD DEAL LIKE A JOKE BUT THEY ANSWERED IN PERFECT EARNESTNESS THAT THEY WOULD BE QUITE WILLING TO DO THE DOUBLING AS SOON AS HE DID THE DOUBLING AND IN LESS THAN A YEAR HIS SALARY WAS DOUBLED ACCORDINGLY
urch was completed, and in that very church, there in Lexington, I was ordained a minister.” A marvelous thing, all this, even without considering the marvelous heights that Conwell has since attained--a marvelous thing, an achievement of positive romance! That little church stood for American bravery and initiative and self-sacrifice and romanticism in a way that well befitted good old Lexington. To leave a large and overflowing law practice and take up the ministry at a salary of six hundred dollars a year seemed to the relatives of Conwell’s wife the extreme of foolishness, and they did not hesitate so to express themselves. Naturally enough, they did not have Conwell’s vision. Yet he himself was fair enough to realize and to admit that there was a good deal of fairness in their objections; and so he said to the congregation that, although he was quite ready to come for the six hundred dollars a year, he expected them to double his salary as soon as he doubled the church membership. ONEL PREACHER AND AFTER A WHILE THE CHURCH WAS COMPLETED AND IN THAT VERY CHURCH THERE IN LEXINGTON I WAS ORDAINED A MINISTER A MARVELLOUS THING ALL THIS EVEN WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE MARVELOUS HEIGHTS THAT CONWELL HAS SINCE ATTAINED A MARVELLOUS THING AN ACHIEVEMENT OF POSITIVE ROMANCE THAT LITTLE CHURCH STOOD FOR AMERICAN BRAVERY AND INITIATIVE AND SELF SACRIFICE AND ROMANTICISM IN A WAY THAT WELL BEFITTED GOOD OLD LEXINGTON TO LEAVE A LARGE AND OVERFLOWING LAW PRACTICE AND TAKE UP THE MINISTRY AT A SALARY OF SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR SEEMED TO THE RELATIVES OF CONWELL'S WIFE THE EXTREME OF FOOLISHNESS AND THEY DID NOT HESITATE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES NATURALLY ENOUGH THEY DID NOT HAVE CONWELL'S VISION YET HE HIMSELF WAS FAIR ENOUGH TO REALIZE AND TO ADMIT THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF FAIRNESS IN THEIR OBJECTIONS AND SO HE SAID TO THE CONGREGATION THAT HE WAS QUITE READY TO COME FOR SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR HE EXPECTED THEM TO DOUBLE HIS SALARY AS SOON AS HE DOUBLED THE CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
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