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In the early days of his ministry, if he heard of a poor family in immediate need of food he would be quite likely to gather a basket of provisions and go personally, and offer this assistance and such other as he might find necessary when he reached the place. IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS MINISTRY IF HE HEARD OF A POOR FAMILY IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF FOOD HE WOULD BE QUITE LIKELY TO GATHER A BASKET OF PROVISIONS AND GO PERSONALLY AND OFFER THIS ASSISTANCE AND SUCH OTHER AS HE MIGHT FIND NECESSARY WHEN HE REACHED THE PLACE
y religious though he is, he does not force religion into conversation on ordinary subjects or upon people who may not be interested in it. 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. His sermons are, it may almost literally be said, parable after parable; although he himself would be the last man to say this, for it would sound as if he claimed to model after the greatest of all examples. His own way of putting it is that he uses stories frequently because people are more impressed by illustrations than by argument. Always, whether in the pulpit or out of it, he is simple and homelike, human and unaffected. If he happens to see some one in the congregation to whom he wishes to speak, he may just leave his pulpit and walk down the aisle, while the choir is singing, and quietly say a few words and return. TH 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 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 HIS SERMONS ARE IT MAY ALMOST LITERALLY BE SAID PARABLE AFTER PARABLE ALTHOUGH HE HIMSELF WOULD BE THE LAST MAN TO SAY THIS FOR IT WOULD SOUND AS IF HE CLAIMED TO MODEL AFTER THE GREATEST OF ALL EXAMPLES HIS OWN WAY OF PUTTING IT AND HE USES STORIES FREQUENTLY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPRESSED BY ILLUSTRATIONS THAN BY ARGUMENT ANOTHER WHERE WHETHER IN THE PULPIT OR OUT OF IT IS AS SIMPLE AND HOMELIKE HUMAN AND UNAFFECTED IF HE HAPPENS TO SEE SOME ONE IN THE CONGREGATION TO WHICH HE SPEAKS HE MAY JUST LEAVE THE PULPIT AND WALK DOWN THE AISLE WHILE THE CHOIR IS SINGING AND QUIETLY SAY A FEW WORDS AND RETURN
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