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Some years ago he began wearing a huge diamond, whose size attracted much criticism and caustic comment. He never said a word in defense; he just kept on wearing the diamond. One day, however, after some years, he took it off, and people said, "He has listened to the criticism at last!" SOME YEARS AGO HE BEGAN WEARING A LARGE DIAMOND WHOSE SIDES ATTRACTED MUCH CRITICISM AND CAUSTIC COMMENT HE NEVER SAID A WORD IN DEFENSE HE JUST KEPT WEARING THE DIAMOND ONE DAY HOWEVER AFTER SOME YEARS HE TOOK IT OFF AND PEOPLE SAID HE HAS LISTENED TO THE CRITICISM AT LAST
ry great opposition, and especially an opposition from the other churches of his denomination (for this was a good many years ago, when there was much more narrowness in churches and sects than there is at present), was with regard to doing away with close communion. He determined on an open communion; and his way of putting it, once decided upon, was: “My friends, it is not for me to invite you to the table of the Lord. The table of the Lord is open. If you feel that you can come to the table, it is open to you.” And this is the form which he still uses. He not only never gives up, but, so his friends say, he never forgets a thing upon which he has once decided, and at times, long after they supposed the matter has been entirely forgotten, they suddenly find Dr. Conwell bringing his original purpose to pass. When I was told of this I remembered that pickerel-pond in the Berkshires! If he is really set upon doing anything, little or big, adverse criticism does not disturb his serenity. WHICH HE INSISTED IN SPITE OF VERY GREAT OPPOSITION AND ESPECIALLY IN OPPOSITION FROM THE OTHER CHURCH OF HIS DENOMINATIONS FOR THIS WAS A MANY YEARS AGO WHEN THERE WAS MUCH MORE NARROWNESS IN CHURCH AND SEX THAN THERE IS AT PRESENT WAS THE REGARD TO DOING AWAY WITH CLOSE COMMUNION HE DETERMINED ON AN OPEN COMMUNION AND HIS WAY OF PUTTING IT ONCE DECIDED UPON WAS MY FRIENDS IT IS NOT FOR ME TO INVITE YOU TO THE TABLE OF THE LORD THE TABLE OF THE LORD IS OPEN IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU COULD COME TO THE TABLE IT IS OPEN TO YOU AND THIS IS THE FORM WHICH HE STILL USES FOR HE NOT ONLY NEVER GIVES UP BUT SO HIS FRIENDS SAY HE NEVER FORGETS A THING UPON WHICH HE HAS ONCE DECIDED AND AT TIMES LONG AFTER THEY SUPPOSE THE MATTER HAS BEEN ENTIRELY FORGOTTEN THEY SUDDENLY FIND DOCTOR CONWELL BRINGING HIS ORIGINAL PURPOSE TO PASS WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THIS I REMEMBERED THE PICKROUGH POND IN THE BERKSHIRES IF HE REALLY IS SET UPON DOING ANYTHING LITTLE OR BIG ADVERSE CRITICISM DOES NOT DISTURB HIS SERENITY
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