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The man was not one of our church, nor in fact, was he a church goer at all, but he listened attentively to the tale of the fifty seven cents and simply said he was quite ready to go ahead and sell us that piece of land for ten thousand dollars, taking  and the unexpectedness of this deeply touched me taking a first payment of just fifty seven cents and letting the entire balance stand on a five per cent. mortgage! THE MAN WAS NOT ONE OF OUR CHURCH NOR IN FACT WAS HE A CHURCH GOER AT ALL BUT HE UNLISTENED INTENTIVELY TO THE TALE OF THE FIFTY SEVEN CENTS AND SIMPLY SAID HE WAS QUITE READY TO GO AHEAD AND SELL US THAT PIECE OF LAND FOR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TAKING AND THE UNEXPECTEDNESS OF THIS DEEPLY TOUCHED MEAT TAKING THE FIRST PAYMENT OF JUST FIFTY SEVEN CENTS AND LETTING THE ENTIRE BUILDING STAND ON A FIVE PER CENT MORTGAGE
derness had crept into his voice. “At a meeting of the church trustees I told of this gift of fifty-seven cents--the first gift toward the proposed building-fund of the new church that was some time to exist. For until then the matter had barely been spoken of, as a new church building had been simply a possibility for the future. “The trustees seemed much impressed, and it turned out that they were far more impressed than I could possibly have hoped, for in a few days one of them came to me and said that he thought it would be an excellent idea to buy a lot on Broad Street--the very lot on which the building now stands.” It was characteristic of Dr. Conwell that he did not point out, what every one who knows him would understand, that it was his own inspiration put into the trustees which resulted in this quick and definite move on the part of one of them. “I talked the matter over with the owner of the property, and told him of the beginning of the fund, the story of the little girl. MOTIONS BUT A DEEP TENDERNESS HAD SWEPT INTO HIS VOICE AT THE MEETING OF THE CHURCH TRUSTEES I TOLD OF THIS GIFT OF FIFTY SEVEN CENTS THIS FIRST GIFT TOWARD THE PROPOSED BUILDING FUND OF THE NEW CHURCH THAT WAS SOME TIME TO EXIST FOR UNTIL THEN THE MATTER HAD BARELY BEEN SPOKEN OF AS THE NEW CHURCH BUILDING HAD SIMPLY BEEN A POSSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE THE TRUSTEES SEEMED MUCH IMPRESSED AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THEY WERE FAR MORE IMPRESSED THAN I POSSIBLY COULD HAVE HOPED FOR IN A FEW DAYS ONE OF THEM CAME TO ME AND SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA TO BUY A LOT ON BROAD STREET THE VERY LOT IN WHICH THE BUILDING NOW STANDS IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF DOCTOR CONWELL THAT HE DID NOT POINT OUT WHAT EVERY ONE WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS HIS OWN INSPIRATION TO PUT INTO THE TRUSTEES WHICH RESULTED IN THIS QUICK AND DEFINITE MOVE ON THE PART OF ONE OF THEM I TALKED THE MATTER OVER WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND TOLD HIM OF THE BEGINNING OF THE FUND THE STORY OF THE LITTLE GIRL
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