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It is not only that they still throng to hear him either preach or lecture, though that itself would be noticeable, but it is the delightful and delighted spirit with which they do it. THAT IT IS NOT ONLY THAT THEY STILL THRONG TO HEAR HIM EITHER PREACH OR LECTURE THOUGH THAT HIMSELF WOULD BE NOTICEABLE BUT IT IS THE DELIGHTFUL AND DELIGHTED SPIRIT WITH WHICH THEY DO IT
ine down over the baptismal pool, the little stream of water cascading gently down the steps of the pool during the baptismal rite, the roses floating in the pool and his gift of one of them to each of the baptized as he or she left the water--all such things did seem, long ago, so unconventional. Yet his own people recognized the beauty and poetry of them, and thousands of Bibles in Philadelphia have a baptismal rose from Dr. Conwell pressed within the pages. His constant individuality of mind, his constant freshness, alertness, brilliancy, warmth, sympathy, endear him to his congregation, and when he returns from an absence they bubble and effervesce over him as if he were some brilliant new preacher just come to them. He is always new to them. Were it not that he possesses some remarkable quality of charm he would long ago have become, so to speak, an old story, but instead of that he is to them an always new story, an always entertaining and delightful story, after all these years. TRICITY TO SHINE DOWN OVER THE BAPTISMAL POOL THE LITTLE STREAM OF WATER CASCADING GENTLY DOWN THE STEPS OF THE POOL DURING THE BAPTISMAL RITE THE FLOWERS FLOATING IN THE POOL AND HIS GIFT OF ONE OF THEM TO EACH OF THE BAPTIZED AS HERE SHE LEFT THE WATER ALL THINGS DID SEEM LONG AGO SO UNCONVENTIONAL YET HIS OWN PEOPLE RECOGNIZED THE BEAUTY AND POETRY OF THEM AND THOUSANDS OF BIBLES IN PHILADELPHIA HAVE A BAPTISMAL ROSE FROM DOCTOR CONWELL PRESSED WITHIN THE PAGES HIS CONSTANT INDIVIDUALITY OF MIND HIS CONSTANT FRESHNESS ALERTNESS BRILLIANCY WARMTH SYMPATHY ENDEAR HIM TO THE CONGREGATION AND WHEN HE RETURNS FROM AN ABSENCE THEY BUBBLE WITH EFFERVESCENCE OVER HIM AS IF HE WERE SOME BRILLIANT NEW PREACHER WHO HAD JUST COME TO THEM HE IS ALWAYS NEW TO THEM WERE IT NOT THAT HE POSSESSES SOME UNREMARKABLE QUALITY OF CHARM HE WOULD LONG AGO HAVE BECOME SO TO SPEAK AN OLD STORY BUT INSTEAD OF THAT HE IS TO THEM ALWAYS A NEW STORY AN ALWAYS ENTERTAINING A DELIGHTFUL STORY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
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