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To no one, for quite a while, did he broach even a hint of the great plan that was seething in his mind, which was that the buildings of a university were some day to stand on that land immediately adjoining the church! TO NO ONE FOR QUITE A WHILE DID HE BROACH EVEN A HINT OF THE GREATEST PLAN THAT WAS SOMETHING ON HIS MIND WHICH WAS THAT THE BUILDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY SOME DAY WOULD STAND ON THE LAND IMMEDIATELY JOINING THE CHURCH
ediate need. That was eight or nine years ago, but although the donor was told at the time that Dr. Conwell and all of us were most grateful for the gift, it was not until very recently that she was told how opportune it was. And the change it made in Dr. Conwell! He is a great man for maxims, and all of us who are associated with him know that one of his favorites is that ‘It will all come out right some time!’ And of course we had a rare opportunity to tell him that he ought never to be discouraged. And it is so seldom that he is!” When the big new church was building the members of the church were vaguely disturbed by noticing, when the structure reached the second story, that at that height, on the side toward the vacant and unbought land adjoining, there were several doors built that opened literally into nothing but space! When asked about these doors and their purpose, Dr. Conwell would make some casual reply, generally to the effect that they might be excellent as fire-escapes. THERE WAS ANY IMMEDIATE NEED THAT WAS EIGHT OR NINE YEARS AGO BUT ALTHOUGH THE DONOR WAS TOLD OF THE TIME THAT DOCTOR CONWELL AND ALL OF US WERE MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFT IT WAS NOT UNTIL VERY RECENTLY THAT SHE WAS TOLD OF HOW OPPORTUNE IT WAS AND THE CHANGE IT MADE IN DOCTOR CONWELL FOR HE IS A GREAT MAN FOR MAXIMS AND ALL OF US WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIM KNOW THAT ONE OF HIS FAVORITES IS THAT IT WILL ALL COME OUT RIGHT SOMETIME AND OF COURSE WE HAD A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM THAT HE OUGHT NEVER BE DISCOURAGED FOR IT IS SELDOM THAT HE IS IN THE BIG NEW CHURCH BUILDING THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH WERE VAGUELY DISTURBED BY NOTICING WHEN THE STRUCTURE REACHED THE SECOND STORY THAT AT ITS HEIGHT ON ONE SIDE TOWARD THE VACANT AND UNDOUBTED LAND ADJOINING THERE WERE SEVERAL DOORS BUILT THAT OPENED LITERALLY INTO NOTHING BUT SPACE WHEN ASKED ABOUT THOSE DOORS AND THEIR PURPOSE DOCTOR CONWELL WOULD MAKE SOME CASUAL REPLY GENERALLY TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY MIGHT BE EXCELLENT AS FIRE ESCAPES
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