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Thus it came that Philadelphia had early become dear to him. THUS IT CAME THAT PHILADELPHIA HAD EARLY BECOME DEAR TO HIM
g, and so an old deacon went up to see and hear him, and an invitation was given; and as the Lexington church seemed to be prosperously on its feet, and the needs of the Philadelphia body keenly appealed to Conwell’s imagination, a change was made, and at a salary of eight hundred dollars a year he went, in 1882, to the little struggling Philadelphia congregation, and of that congregation he is still pastor--only, it ceased to be a struggling congregation a great many years ago! And long ago it began paying him more thousands every year than at first it gave him hundreds. Dreamer as Conwell always is in connection with his immense practicality, and moved as he is by the spiritual influences of life, it is more than likely that not only did Philadelphia’s need appeal, but also the fact that Philadelphia, as a city, meant much to him, for, coming North, wounded from a battle-field of the Civil War, it was in Philadelphia that he was cared for until his health and strength were recovered. ADELPHIA HEARD WHAT HE WAS DOING AND SO AN OLD DEACON WENT UP TO SEE AND HEAR HIM AND AN INVITATION WAS GIVEN AND AS THE LEXINGTON CHURCH SEEMED SO PROSPEROUSLY ON ITS FEET AND THE NEEDS OF THE PHILADELPHIA BODY KEENLY APPEALED TO CONWELL'S IMAGINATION A CHANGE WAS MADE AND AT A SALARY OF EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR HE WENT IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY TWO TO A LITTLE STRUGGLING PHILADELPHIA CONGREGATION AND OF THE CONGREGATION HE IS STILL PASTOR ONLY IT CEASED TO BE A STRUGGLING CONGREGATION A GREAT MANY YEARS AGO AND LONG AGO IT BEGAN PAYING HIM MORE THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR THAN IT FIRST GAVE HIM HUNDREDS DREAMER AS CONWELL IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS IMMENSE PRACTICALITY AND MOVED AS HE IS BY THE SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES OF LIFE IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT NOT ONLY DID PHILADELPHIA'S NEED APPEAL BUT ALSO THE FACT THAT PHILADELPHIA AS A CITY MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM COMING NORTH WOUNDED FROM THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE CIVIL WAR IT WAS PHILADELPHIA THAT HE HAS CARED FOR UNTIL HIS HEALTH AND STRENGTH RECOVERED
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