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One Sunday evening he made an almost casual reference to the time when he first met Garfield, then a candidate for the Presidency. "I asked Major McKinley, whom I had met in Washington, and whose home was in northern Ohio, as was that of Mr. Garfield, to go with me to Mr. Garfield's home and introduce me. ONE SUNDAY EVENING HE MADE AN ALMOST CASUAL REFERENCE TO THE ONE TIME HE FIRST MET GARFIELD THEN A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY I ASKED MAJOR MC KINLEY WHOM I HAD MET IN WASHINGTON AND WHOSE HOME WAS IN NORTHERN OHIO AS WAS THAT OF MISTER GARFIELD TO GO WITH ME TO MISTER GARFIELD'S HOME AND INTRODUCE ME
de any gestures at all, but the sound of his voice remains with you, and the look of his wonderful eyes. And though he is past the threescore years and ten, he looks out over his people with eyes that still have the veritable look of youth. Like all great men, he not only does big things, but keeps in touch with myriad details. When his assistant, announcing the funeral of an old member, hesitates about the street and number and says that they can be found in the telephone directory, Dr. Conwell’s deep voice breaks quietly in with, “Such a number [giving it], Dauphin Street”--quietly, and in a low tone, yet every one in the church hears distinctly every syllable of that low voice. His fund of personal anecdote, or personal reminiscence, is constant and illustrative in his preaching, just as it is when he lectures, and the reminiscences sweep through many years, and at times are really startling in the vivid and homelike pictures they present of the famous folk of the past that he knew. OT REMEMBER THAT HE HAS MADE ANY GESTURES AT ALL BUT THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE REMAINS WITH YOU AND THE LOOK OF HIS WONDERFUL EYES AND THOUGH HE IS PAST THE THREESCORE YEARS AND TEN HE LOOKS OUT OVER HIS PEOPLE WITH EYES THAT STILL HAVE THE VERITABLE LOOK OF YOUTH LIKE ALL GREAT MEN HE NOT ONLY DOES BIG THINGS BUT KEEPS IN TOUCH WITH MYRIAD DETAILS WHEN HIS ASSISTANTS ANNOUNCING THE FUNERAL OF AN OLD MEMBER HESITATES ABOUT THE STREET AND NUMBER AND SAYS THAT THEY CAN BE FOUND IN THE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY DOCTOR CONWELL'S VOICE BREAKS QUIETLY IN WITH SUCH A NUMBER GIVING IT DAUPHIN STREET QUIETLY AND IN A LOW TONE YET EVERYONE IN THE CHURCH HEARS DISTINCTIVELY EVERY SYLLABLE OF THAT LOW VOICE HIS FUND OF PERSONAL ANECDOTE OR PERSONAL REMINISCENCE IS CONSTANT AND ILLUSTRATIVE OF HIS PREACHING JUST AS IT IS WHEN HE LECTURES AND THE REMINISCENCES SWEEP THROUGH MANY YEARS AND AT TIMES ARE REALLY STARTLING IN THE VIVID AND HOMELIKE PICTURES THEY PRESENT OF THE FAMOUS FOLK OF THE PAST THAT HE KNEW
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