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And though he is past the threescore years and ten, he looks out over his people with eyes that still have the veritable look of youth. AND THOUGH HE IS PAST THE THREESCORE YEARS AND TEN HE LOOKS OUT OVER HIS PEOPLE WITH EYES THAT STILL HAVE THE VERITABLE LOOK OF YOUTH
and put their hearts into song. And as the congregation disperse and the choir filter down, sometimes they are still singing and some of them continue to sing as they go slowly out toward the doors. They are happy--Conwell himself is happy--all the congregation are happy. He makes everybody feel happy in coming to church; he makes the church attractive just as Howells was so long ago told that he did in Lexington. And there is something more than happiness; there is a sense of ease, of comfort, of general joy, that is quite unmistakable. There is nothing of stiffness or constraint. And with it all there is full reverence. It is no wonder that he is accustomed to fill every seat of the great building. His gestures are usually very simple. Now and then, when he works up to emphasis, he strikes one fist in the palm of the other hand. When he is through you do not remember that he has made any gestures at all, but the sound of his voice remains with you, and the look of his wonderful eyes. BEHIND THE PULPIT AND PUT THEIR HEARTS INTO SONG AND AS THE CONGREGATION DISPERSES AND THE CHOIR FILTERS DOWN SOMETIMES THEY ARE STILL SINGING AND SOME OF THEM CONTINUE TO SING AS THEY GO SLOWLY OUT TOWARD THE DOORS THEY ARE HAPPY CONWELL HIMSELF IS HAPPY ALL THE CONGREGATION IS HAPPY HE MAKES EVERYBODY FEEL HAPPY IN COMING TO CHURCH HE MAKES THE CHURCH ATTRACTIVE JUST AS HOWELLS WAS SO LONG AGO TOLD THAT HE DID IN LEXINGTON AND THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THAN HAPPINESS THERE IS A SENSE OF EASE OF COMFORT OF GENERAL JOY THAT IS QUITE UNMISTAKABLE THERE IS NOTHING OF STIFFNESS OR CONSTRAINT AND WITH IT ALL THERE IS FULL REVERENCE IT IS NO WONDER THAT HE IS ACCUSTOMED TO FILL EVERY SEAT OF THAT GREAT BUILDING HIS GESTURES ARE USUALLY VERY SIMPLE NOW AND THEN WHEN HE WORKS UP TO AN EMPHASIS HE STRIKES ONE FIST IN THE PALM OF THE OTHER HAND WHEN HE IS THROUGH YOU DO NOT REMEMBER THAT HE HAS MADE ANY GESTURES AT ALL BUT THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE REMAINS WITH YOU AND THE LOOK OF HIS WONDERFUL EYES
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