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He not only never gives up, but, so his friends say, he never forgets a thing upon which he has once decided, and at times, long after they supposed the matter has been entirely forgotten, they suddenly find Dr. Conwell bringing his original purpose to pass. FOR HE NOT ONLY NEVER GIVES UP BUT SO HIS FRIENDS SAY HE NEVER FORGETS A THING UPON WHICH HE HAS ONCE DECIDED AND AT TIMES LONG AFTER THEY SUPPOSE THE MATTER HAS BEEN ENTIRELY FORGOTTEN THEY SUDDENLY FIND DOCTOR CONWELL BRINGING HIS ORIGINAL PURPOSE TO PASS
and daring, I asked him if the story were a true one. “Oh, I’ve heard something about it; somebody said that somebody watched me, or something of the kind. But I don’t remember anything about it myself.” Any friend of his is sure to say something, after a while, about his determination, his insistence on going ahead with anything on which he has really set his heart. One of the very important things on which he insisted, in spite of very great opposition, and especially an opposition from the other churches of his denomination (for this was a good many years ago, when there was much more narrowness in churches and sects than there is at present), was with regard to doing away with close communion. He determined on an open communion; and his way of putting it, once decided upon, was: “My friends, it is not for me to invite you to the table of the Lord. The table of the Lord is open. If you feel that you can come to the table, it is open to you.” And this is the form which he still uses. AND SECURING THE NEST BY GREAT PERSEVERANCE AND DARING I ASKED HIM IF THE STORY WERE A TRUE ONE OH I'VE HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT IT SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING WATCHED ME OR SOMETHING OF THE KIND BUT I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT IT MYSELF ANY FRIEND OF HIS WAS SURE TO SAY SOMETHING AFTER A WHILE ABOUT HIS DETERMINATION AND INSISTENCE ON GOING AHEAD WITH ANYTHING ON WHICH HE HAS REALLY SET HIS HEART ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS ON WHICH HE INSISTED IN SPITE OF VERY GREAT OPPOSITION AND ESPECIALLY IN OPPOSITION FROM THE OTHER CHURCH OF HIS DENOMINATIONS FOR THIS WAS A MANY YEARS AGO WHEN THERE WAS MUCH MORE NARROWNESS IN CHURCH AND SEX THAN THERE IS AT PRESENT WAS THE REGARD TO DOING AWAY WITH CLOSE COMMUNION HE DETERMINED ON AN OPEN COMMUNION AND HIS WAY OF PUTTING IT ONCE DECIDED UPON WAS MY FRIENDS IT IS NOT FOR ME TO INVITE YOU TO THE TABLE OF THE LORD THE TABLE OF THE LORD IS OPEN IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU COULD COME TO THE TABLE IT IS OPEN TO YOU AND THIS IS THE FORM WHICH HE STILL USES
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