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And in this, even if this were all, one sees why each of his sermons is so impressive, and why his energy never lags. Always, with him, is the feeling that he is in the world to do all the good he can possibly do; not a moment, not an opportunity, must be lost. AND IN THIS EVEN IF THIS WERE ALL ONE SEES WHY EACH SERMON IS SO IMPRESSIVE AND WHY HIS ENERGY NEVER LAGS ALWAYS WITH HIM IS THE FEELING THAT HE IS IN THIS WORLD TO DO ALL THE GOOD HE POSSIBLY CAN DO NOT A MOMENT NOT AN OPPORTUNITY MUST BE LOST
lways, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as in private conversation, there is an absolute simplicity about the man and his words; a simplicity, an earnestness, a complete honesty. And when he sets down, in his book on oratory, “A man has no right to use words carelessly,” he stands for that respect for word-craftsmanship that every successful speaker or writer must feel. “Be intensely in earnest,” he writes; and in writing this he sets down a prime principle not only of his oratory, but of his life. A young minister told me that Dr. Conwell once said to him, with deep feeling, “Always remember, as you preach, that you are striving to save at least one soul with every sermon.” And to one of his close friends Dr. Conwell said, in one of his self-revealing conversations: “I feel, whenever I preach, that there is always one person in the congregation to whom, in all probability, I shall never preach again, and therefore I feel that I must exert my utmost power in that last chance.”  FRIENDLY AND INTIMATE WAY ALWAYS WHETHER IN THE PULPIT OR ON THE PLATFORM AS IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE SIMPLICITY ABOUT THE MAN AND HIS WORDS A SIMPLICITY AN EARNESTNESS A COMPLETE HONESTY AND WHEN HE SITS DOWN IN HIS BOOK ON ORATORY NO MAN HAS THE RIGHT TO USE WORDS CARELESSLY HE STANDS FOR THAT RESPECT FOR WORD CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT EVERY SUCCESSFUL SPEAKER OR WRITER MUST FEEL BE INTENSELY IN EARNEST HE WRITES AND IN WRITING THIS HE SETS DOWN A PRIME PRINCIPLE NOT ONLY OF HIS ORATORY BUT OF HIS LIFE A YOUNG MINISTER TOLD ME THAT DOCTOR CONWELL ONCE SAID TO HIM WITH DEEP FEELING ALWAYS REMEMBER AS YOU PREACH THAT YOU ARE STRIVING TO SAVE AT LEAST ONE SOUL WITH EVERY SERMON AND TO ONE OF HIS CLOSE FRIENDS DOCTOR CONWELL SAID IN ONE OF HIS SELF REVEALING CONVERSATIONS I FEEL WHENEVER I PREACH THAT THERE IS ALWAYS ONE PERSON IN THE CONGREGATION TO WHOM IN ALL PROBABILITY I SHALL NEVER PREACH AGAIN AND THEREFORE I FEEL THAT I MUST EXERT MY UTMOST POWER IN THAT LAST CHANCE
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