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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. 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
eir place in Dr. Conwell’s scheme of church service; for there may be a piano, and there may even be a trombone, and there is a great organ to help the voices, and at times there are chiming bells. His musical taste seems to tend toward the thunderous--or perhaps it is only that he knows there are times when people like to hear the thunderous and are moved by it. And how the choir themselves like it! They occupy a great curving space behind the pulpit, 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. CYMBALS ALL HAVE THEIR PLACE IN DOCTOR CONWELL'S SCHEME OF A CHURCH SERVICE FOR THERE MAY BE A PIANO AND THERE MAY EVEN BE A TROMBONE AND THERE IS A GIANT ORGAN TO HELP THE VOICES AND AT TIMES THERE ARE CHIMING BELLS HIS MUSICAL TASTE SEEMS TO TEND TOWARD THE THUNDEROUS OR PERHAPS THAT IS HOW HE KNOWS THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN PEOPLE LIKE TO HEAR THUNDEROUS AND ARE MOVED BY IT AND HOW THE CHOIR THEMSELVES LIKE IT THEY OCCUPY A GREAT CURVING SPACE 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
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