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At times the realization comes that he is getting old, that friends and comrades have been passing away, leaving him an old man with younger friends and helpers. AT TIMES THE REALIZATION COMES THAT HE IS GETTING OLD THAT FRIENDS AND COMRADES HAVE BEEN PASSING AWAY LEAVING HIM AN OLD MAN WITH YOUNGER FRIENDS AND HELPERS
his early years died long, long ago, before success had come, and she was deeply mourned, for she had loyally helped him through a time that held much of struggle and hardship. He married again; and this wife was his loyal helpmate for many years. In a time of special stress, when a defalcation of sixty-five thousand dollars threatened to crush Temple College just when it was getting on its feet, for both Temple Church and Temple College had in those early days buoyantly assumed heavy indebtedness, he raised every dollar he could by selling or mortgaging his own possessions, and in this his wife, as he lovingly remembers, most cordially stood beside him, although she knew that if anything should happen to him the financial sacrifice would leave her penniless. She died after years of companionship; his children married and made homes of their own; he is a lonely man. Yet he is not unhappy, for the tremendous demands of his tremendous work leave him little time for sadness or retrospect.  WIFE OF HIS EARLY YEARS DIED LONG LONG AGO BEFORE SUCCESS HAD COME AND SHE WAS DEEPLY MOURNED FOR SHE HAD LOYALLY HELPED HIM THROUGH A TIME WHICH HELD MUCH STRUGGLE AND HARDSHIP HE MARRIED AGAIN BUT THIS WIFE WAS HIS LOYAL HELPMATE FOR MANY YEARS IN A TIME OF SPECIAL STRESS WHEN A DEFALSIFICATION OF SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS THREATENED TO CRUSH TEMPLE COLLEGE JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING ON HIS FEET FOR BOTH TEMPLE CHURCH AND TEMPLE COLLEGE HAD IN THOSE EARLY DAYS BUOYANTLY ASSUMED HEAVY INDEBTEDNESS HE RAISED EVERY DOLLAR HE COULD BY SELLING OR MORTGAGING HIS OWN POSSESSIONS AND IN THIS HIS WIFE AS HE LOVING REALLY REMEMBERS MOST CORDIALLY STOOD BEHIND HIM ALTHOUGH SHE KNEW THAT IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO HIM THE FINANCIAL SACRIFICE WOULD LEAVE HER PENNILESS SHE DIED AFTER YEARS OF COMPANIONSHIP HIS CHILDREN MARRIED AND MADE HOMES OF THEIR OWN HE IS A LONELY MAN YET AND HE IS NOT UNHAPPY FOR THE TREMENDOUS DEMANDS OF HIS TREMENDOUS WORK LEAVE HIM LITTLE TIME FOR SADNESS OR RETROSPECT
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