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Conwell has a profound love for the country and particularly for the country of his own youth. CONWELL HAS A PROFOUND LOVE FOR THE COUNTRY AND PARTICULARLY THE COUNTRY OF HIS OWN YOUTH
ght rest went to the church prayer-meeting, which he led in his usual vigorous way at such meetings, playing the organ and leading the singing, as well as praying and talk-ing. After the prayer-meeting he went to two dinners in succession, both of them important dinners in connection with the close of the university year, and at both dinners he spoke. At the second dinner he was notified of the sudden illness of a member of his congregation, and instantly hurried to the man’s home and thence to the hospital to which he had been removed, and there he remained at the man’s bedside, or in consultation with the physicians, until one in the morning. Next morning he was up at seven and again at work. “This one thing I do,” is his private maxim of efficiency, and a literalist might point out that he does not one thing only, but a thousand things, not getting Conwell’s meaning, which is that whatever the thing may be which he is doing he lets himself think of nothing else until it is done. Dr.  AFTER DINNER AND A SLIGHT REST WENT TO THE CHURCH PRAYER MEETING WHICH HE LED IN HIS USUAL VIGOROUS WAY AT SUCH MEETINGS PLAYING THE ORGAN ON LEADING THE SINGING AS WELL AS PRAYING AND TALKING AND AFTER THE PRAYER MEETING HE WENT TO TWO DINNERS IN SUCCESSION BOTH OF THEM IMPORTANT DINNERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY YEAR AND AT BOTH DINNERS HE SPOKE AT THE SECOND DINNER HE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SUDDEN ILLNESS OF A MEMBER OF HIS CONGREGATION AND INSTANTLY HURRIED TO THE MAN'S HOME AND THENCE TO THE HOSPITAL TO WHICH HE HAD BEEN REMOVED AND THERE HE REMAINED AT THE MAN'S BEDSIDE AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PHYSICIANS UNTIL ONE THE MORNING NEXT MORNING HE WAS UP AT SEVEN AND AGAIN AT WORK THIS ONE THING I DO IS HIS PRIVATE MAXIM OF EFFICIENCY AND A LITERALIST MIGHT POINT OUT THAT HE DOES NOT ONE THING ONLY BUT A THOUSAND THINGS NOT GETTING CONWELL'S MEANING WHICH IS WHATEVER THE THING MAY BE WHICH HE IS DOING HE LETS HIMSELF THINK OF NOTHING ELSE UNTIL IT IS DONE DOCTOR
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