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Doubtless the mystic strain inherited from his mother has also much to do with this. He has a typically homely way of expressing it by one of his favorite maxims, one that he loves to repeat encouragingly to friends who are in difficulties themselves or who know of the difficulties that are his; and this heartening maxim is, "Trust in God and do the next thing." DOUBTLESS THE MYSTIC STRAIN INHERITED FROM HIS MOTHER ALSO HAS MUCH TO DO WITH THIS HE HAS A TYPICALLY HOMELY WAY OF EXPRESSING IT BY ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MAXIMS ONE THAT HE LOVES TO REPEAT ENCOURAGINGLY TO FRIENDS WHO ARE IN DIFFICULTIES THEMSELVES OR WHO KNOW OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT ARE HIS AND THIS HARDENING MAXIM IS TRUST IN GOD AND DO THE NEXT THING
s not need to be a Christian to appreciate the beauty and fineness of Conwell’s prayers. He is likely at any time to do the unexpected, and he is so great a man and has such control that whatever he does seems to everybody a perfectly natural thing. His sincerity is so evident, and whatever he does is done so simply and naturally, that it is just a matter of course. I remember, during one church service, while the singing was going on, that he suddenly rose from his chair and, kneeling beside it, on the open pulpit, with his back to the congregation, remained in that posture for several minutes. No one thought it strange. I was likely enough the only one who noticed it. His people are used to his sincerities. And this time it was merely that he had a few words to say quietly to God and turned aside for a few moments to say them. His earnestness of belief in prayer makes him a firm believer in answers to prayer, and, in fact, to what may be termed the direct interposition of Providence. FIDANT ONE DOES NOT NEED TO BE A CHRISTIAN TO APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AND FINENESS OF CONWELL'S PRAYERS HE IS LIKELY AT ANY TIME TO DO THE UNEXPECTED AND HE IS SO GREAT A MAN AND HE HAS SUCH CONTROL THAT WHATEVER HE DOES SEEMS TO EVERYBODY A PERFECTLY NATURAL THING HIS SINCERITY IS SO EVIDENT AND WHATEVER HE DOES IS DONE SO SIMPLY AND NATURALLY THAT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF COURSE I REMEMBER DURING ONE CHURCH SERVICE WELL THE SINGING WAS GOING ON THAT HE SUDDENLY ROSE FROM HIS CHAIR AND KNEELING BESIDE IT ON THE OPEN PULPIT WITH HIS BACK TO THE CONGREGATION REMAINED IN THAT POSTURE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES NO ONE THOUGHT IT STRANGE I WAS LIKELY ENOUGH THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED IT HIS PEOPLE ARE USED TO HIS SINCERITIES AND AT THE TIME IT WAS MERELY THAT HE HAD A FEW WORDS TO SAY QUIETLY TO GOD AND TURNED ASIDE FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO SAY THEM HIS EARNESTNESS OF BELIEF IN PRAYER MAKES HIM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE ANSWERS TO PRAYER AND IN FACT TO WHAT MAY BE TERMED THE DIRECT INTERPOSITION OF PROVIDENCE
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