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It was for some of the construction work of the Temple University buildings. The last day had come, and Conwell and the very few who knew of the emergency were in the depths of gloom. IT WAS FOR SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS THE LAST DAY HAD COME AND CONWELL AND THE VERY FEW WHO KNEW OF THE EMERGENCIES WERE IN THE DEPTH OF GLOOM
ne to Massachusetts for him. They had urged a delay till other expenses were met, and he had acted against their advice. He had tried such friends as he could, and he had tried prayer. But there was no sign of aid, whether supernatural or natural. And then, literally on the very day on which the holder of the note was to begin proceedings against him, a check for precisely the needed one thousand dollars came to him, by mail, from a man in the West--a man who was a total stranger to him. It turned out that the man’s sister, who was one of the Temple membership, had written to her brother of Dr. Conwell’s work. She knew nothing of any special need for money, knew nothing whatever of any note or of the demand for a thousand dollars; she merely outlined to her brother what Dr. Conwell was accomplishing, and with such enthusiasm that the brother at once sent the opportune check. At a later time the sum of ten thousand dollars was importunately needed. It was due, payment had been promised. OF THE DEACON WHO HAD GONE TO MASSACHUSETTS FOR HIM THEY HAD URGED A DELAY TILL OTHER EXPENSES WERE MET AND HE HAD ACTED AGAINST THEIR ADVICE HE HAD TRIED SUCH FRIENDS AS HE COULD AND HAD TRIED PRAYER BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF AID WHETHER SUPERNATURAL OR NATURAL AND AGAIN LITERALLY ON THE VERY DAY WHICH THE HOLDER OF THE NOTE WAS TO BEGIN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIM A CHECK PRECISELY FOR THE NEEDED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CAME TO HIM BY MAIL FROM A MAN IN THE WEST A MAN WHO WAS A TOTAL STRANGER TO HIM IT TURNED OUT THAT THE MAN'S SISTER WHO WAS ONE OF THE TEMPLE MEMBERSHIP HAD WRITTEN TO HER BROTHER OF DOCTOR CONWELL'S WORK SHE KNEW NOTHING OF ANY SPECIAL NEED FOR MONEY KNEW NOTHING WHATEVER OF ANY NOTE OR OF THE DEMAND FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS SHE MERELY OUTLINED TO HER BROTHER WHAT DOCTOR CONWELL WAS ACCOMPLISHING AND WITH SUCH ENTHUSIASM THAT THE BROTHER AT ONCE SENT THE OPPORTUNE CHECK AT A LATER TIME THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS IMPORTANTLY NEEDED IT WAS DUE PAYMENT HAD BEEN PROMISED
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