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4 one of that highest pleasure which ever comes to mortal--for so I believe that of seeing souls born anew into the kingdom
of God--lives rescued, ennobled, sweetened. I buried my noble old Father, as you know, in 1890; stayed in Butler, Pa. one
year; was in Cabery Ill, another year; moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where I was pastor of a growing working church for three
years. But the hard times struck that town hard--closed down the manufacturies--broke two out of the three banks--and paralyzed
the finances of the church. I was starved out. Then I received very unexpectly a call to my old Alma Mater, and here I have
been for a year and a third, pastor of the University Church, ministering to one of the most intellectual and spiritual congregations
in the U.S. 5. I have an audience of five to seven hundred bright minds noble souls - most of them retired ministers missionaries
their families, men women, who have come here to educate their children, retired business men, etc. Besides the Profs the
students It takes hard study and careful work to keep ahead of such a congregation. My study is in the U. my house near by.
I am reviewing many books for our Quarterly, deliverying a good many lectures throughout the state, studying hard along the
lines of Sociology and biblical criticism, teaching four classes in the College, doing the pastoral work, etc, etc. But the
U. is hard pushed for funds I have been living on half salary swimming hard but still getting choked by the bitter water.
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