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"And it was all through our jealousy of his success," said the minister, vehemently. "He came to this city a stranger, and he won instant popularity, and we couldn't stand it, and so we pounced upon things that he did that were altogether unimportant. AND IT WAS THROUGH OUR JEALOUSY OF HIS SUCCESS SAID THE MINISTER VEHEMENTLY HE HAS COME TO THIS CITY A STRANGER AND HAS WON INSTANT POPULARITY AND WE COULDN'T STAND IT SO WE POUNCED UPON THINGS THAT HE DID THAT WERE ALTOGETHER UNIMPORTANT
e feels pain of that sort for a long time, too, for even the passing of years does not entirely deaden it. “When I have been hurt, or when I have talked with annoying cranks, I have tried to let Patience have her perfect work, for those very people, if you have patience with them, may afterward be of help.” And he went on to talk a little of his early years in Philadelphia, and he said, with sadness, that it had pained him to meet with opposition, and that it had even come from ministers of his own denomination, for he had been so misunderstood and misjudged; but, he added, the momentary somberness lifting, even his bitter enemies had been won over with patience. I could understand a good deal of what he meant, for one of the Baptist ministers of Philadelphia had said to me, with some shame, that at first it used actually to be the case that when Dr. Conwell would enter one of the regular ministers’ meetings, all would hold aloof, not a single one stepping forward to meet or greet him. HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY ATTACKED HE FEELS PAIN OF THAT SORT FOR A LONG TIME TOO FOR EVEN THE PASSING OF THE YEARS DOES NOT ENTIRELY DEADEN IT WHEN I HAVE BEEN HURT OR WHEN I HAVE TALKED WITH ANNOYING CRANKS I HAVE TRIED TO LET PATIENTS HAVE THEIR PERFECT WORK FOR THOSE VERY PEOPLE WHO HAVE PATIENCE WITH THEM MAY AFTERWARD BE OF HELP AND HE WENT ON TO TALK A LITTLE OF HIS EARLY YEARS IN PHILADELPHIA AND HE SAID WITH SADNESS THAT IT HAD PAINED HIM TO MEET WITH OPPOSITION AND IT HAD EVEN COME FROM MINISTERS OF HIS OWN DENOMINATION FOR HE HAD BEEN SO MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISJUDGED BUT HE ADDED THE MOMENTARY SOMBERNESS FEELING EVEN HIS BITTER ENEMIES HAD BEEN WON OVER WITH PATIENCE I COULD UNDERSTAND A GOOD DEAL OF WHAT HE MEANT FOR ONE OF THE BAPTIST MINISTERS OF PHILADELPHIA HAD SAID TO ME WITH SOME SHAME THAT AT FIRST HE ACTUALLY USED TO BE THE CASE THAT WHEN DOCTOR CONWELL WOULD ENTER ONE OF THE REGULAR MINISTERS MEETING ALL WOULD HOLD ALOOF NOT A SINGLE ONE STEPPING FORWARD TO MEET OR GREET HIM
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