12th of December, and they should offer me $500 or more—­I would say immediately, ‘Yes, I will go’; that is God’s call to help the College; that would be the direction of God.  Such opportunities will come to those who should give this $15,000.  If God intends the amount due on the College to be paid (and I believe he does), he will cause the hearts of those who desire to help to give money toward this cause.  We trust entirely to God.  I don’t believe if I were to lie down, and the church should stop, that it would be paid.  But I am sure that if we work together with God, He will never fail to do as He promises, and He won’t ask us to do the impossible.  I tell you, friends, I feel sure that the $5,000 will be paid next Wednesday, and I feel sure the $15,000 will be paid when it is due.”

It may be interesting to know that the $5,000 was paid; and when the $15,000 was due in December, the money was in the treasury all ready for it.

From half after six on, there are the meetings of the various Christian Endeavor Societies in the Lower Temple.  At half after seven the evening services begin and an overflow meeting is held at the same time in the Lower Temple for those who find it impossible to gain admittance to the main auditorium.

The preaching service is followed by a half-hour prayer meeting in the Lower Temple in which both congregations join, taxing its capacity to the utmost.  It is a half hour that flies, a half hour full of inspiration and soul communion with the “Spirit that moved on the waters,” a fitting crown to a day devoted to His service.

After the solemn benediction is pronounced, a half hour more of good fellowship follows.  The pastor meets strangers, shakes hands with members, makes a special effort to hold a few words of personal conversation with those who have risen for prayer.  Friends and acquaintances greet each other, and the home life of the church comes to the surface.  The hand of the clock creeps to eleven, sometimes past, before the last member reluctantly leaves.

Baptism is a very frequent part of the Sunday services at The Temple, usually taking place in the morning.  It is a beautiful, solemn ordinance.  The baptistry is a long, narrow pool, arranged to resemble a running stream.  Years ago, when Dr. Conwell was in Palestine, he was much impressed with the beauty of the river Jordan at the place where Jesus was baptized.  Always a lover of the beautiful in nature, the picture long remained in his memory, especially the leaves and blossoms that drifted on the stream.  When The Temple was planned he thought of it and determined to give the baptismal pool as much of the beauty of nature as possible.