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With him, it is action and good works, with faith and belief, that count, except when talk is the natural, the fitting, the necessary thing; when addressing either one individual or thousands, he talks with superb effectiveness. WITH HIM IT IS ACTION AND GOOD WORKS WITH FAITH AND BELIEF THAT COUNT EXCEPT WHEN TALK IS THE NATURAL BEFITTING THE NECESSARY THING WHEN ADDRESSING EITHER ONE INDIVIDUAL OR THOUSANDS HE SPEAKS WITH SUPERB EFFECTIVENESS
had in those early days buoyantly assumed heavy indebtedness, he raised every dollar he could by selling or mortgaging his own possessions, and in this his wife, as he lovingly remembers, most cordially stood beside him, although she knew that if anything should happen to him the financial sacrifice would leave her penniless. She died after years of companionship; his children married and made homes of their own; he is a lonely man. Yet he is not unhappy, for the tremendous demands of his tremendous work leave him little time for sadness or retrospect. At times the realization comes that he is getting old, that friends and comrades have been passing away, leaving him an old man with younger friends and helpers. But such realization only makes him work with an earnestness still more intense, knowing that the night cometh when no man shall work. Deeply religious though he is, he does not force religion into conversation on ordinary subjects or upon people who may not be interested in it.  COLLEGE HAD IN THOSE EARLY DAYS BUOYANTLY ASSUMED HEAVY INDEBTEDNESS HE RAISED EVERY DOLLAR HE COULD BY SELLING OR MORTGAGING HIS OWN POSSESSIONS AND IN THIS HIS WIFE AS HE LOVING REALLY REMEMBERS MOST CORDIALLY STOOD BEHIND HIM ALTHOUGH SHE KNEW THAT IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO HIM THE FINANCIAL SACRIFICE WOULD LEAVE HER PENNILESS SHE DIED AFTER YEARS OF COMPANIONSHIP HIS CHILDREN MARRIED AND MADE HOMES OF THEIR OWN HE IS A LONELY MAN YET AND HE IS NOT UNHAPPY FOR THE TREMENDOUS DEMANDS OF HIS TREMENDOUS WORK LEAVE HIM LITTLE TIME FOR SADNESS OR RETROSPECT AT TIMES THE REALIZATION COMES THAT HE IS GETTING OLD THAT FRIENDS AND COMRADES HAVE BEEN PASSING AWAY LEAVING HIM AN OLD MAN WITH YOUNGER FRIENDS AND HELPERS BUT SUCH REALIZATION ONLY MAKES HIM WORK WITH AN EARNESTNESS STILL MORE INTENSE KNOWING THAT THE NIGHT COMETH WHEN NO MAN SHALL WORK DEEPLY RELIGIOUS THOUGH HE IS HE DOES NOT FORCE RELIGION INTO CONVERSATION ON ORDINARY SUBJECTS OR UPON PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN IT
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