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Even his own congregation have, most of them, little conception of how busy a man he is and how precious is his time. EVEN HIS OWN CONGREGATION HAVE MOST OF THEM LITTLE CONCEPTION OF HOW BUSY A MAN HE IS AND HOW PRECIOUS IS HIS TIME
talks personally, in his study, with any who have need of talk with him. He is usually home by ten-thirty. I spoke of it, one evening, as having been a strenuous day, and he responded, with a cheerfully whimsical smile: “Three sermons and shook hands with nine hundred.” That evening, as the service closed, he had said to the congregation: “I shall be here for an hour. We always have a pleasant time together after service. If you are acquainted with me, come up and shake hands. If you are strangers”--just the slightest of pauses--“come up and let us make an acquaintance that will last for eternity.” I remember how simply and easily this was said, in his clear, deep voice, and how impressive and important it seemed, and with what unexpectedness it came. “Come and make an acquaintance that will last for eternity!” And there was a serenity about his way of saying this which would make strangers think--just as he meant them to think--that he had nothing whatever to do but to talk with them. CH HE SHAKES HAND OF SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE AND TALKS PERSONALLY IN HIS STUDY WITH ANY WHO ARE IN NEED TO TALK WITH HIM HE IS USUALLY HOME BY TEN THIRTY I SPOKE OF IT ONE EVENING OF HAVING BEEN A STRENUOUS DAY AND HE RESPONDED WITH A CHEERFULLY WHIMSICAL SMILE THREE SERMONS AND SHOOK HANDS WITH NINE HUNDRED THAT EVENING AS THE SERVICE CLOSED HE HAD SAID TO THE CONGREGATION I SHALL BE HERE FOR AN HOUR WE ALWAYS HAVE A PLEASANT TIME TOGETHER AFTER SERVICE IF YOU ARE ACQUAINTED WITH ME COME UP AND SHAKE HANDS IF YOU ARE STRANGERS THIS LIGHT OF A PAUSES COME UP AND LET US MAKE AN ACQUAINTANCE THAT WILL LAST FOR ETERNITY I REMEMBER HOW SIMPLY AND EASILY THIS WAS SAID IN HIS CLEAR DEEP VOICE AND HOW IMPRESSIVE AND IMPORTANT IT SEEMED AND WITH WHAT UNEXPECTEDNESS IT CAME COME AND MAKE AN ACQUAINTANCE THAT WILL LAST FOR ETERNITY AND THERE WAS A SERENITY ABOUT HIS WAY OF SAYING THIS WHICH WOULD MAKE STRANGERS THINK JUST AS HE MEANT THEM TO THINK HE HAD NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO BUT TO TALK WITH THEM
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