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yonder door into the next room.&quot; After kindly talk I 

 left him, and next day learned that he had quietly passed 

 away. 



After about five years of duty in the University of 

 Michigan, I was brought into the main charge of the 

 newly established Cornell University; and in this new 

 position, while no real change took place in my funda 

 mental religious ideas, there were conflicting influences, 

 sometimes unfortunate, but in the main happy. In other 

 chapters of these reminiscences I have shown to what 

 unjust attacks the new institution and all connected with 

 it were subjected by the agents and votaries of various 

 denominational colleges. At times this embittered me, 

 but the ultimate result always was that it stirred me to 

 new efforts. Whatever ill feelings arose from these on 

 slaughts were more than made up after the establishment 

 of the Sage Chapel pulpit. I have shown elsewhere 

 how, at my instance, provision was made by a public- 

 spirited man for calling the most distinguished preachers 

 of all denominations, and how, the selection of these hav 

 ing been left to me, I chose them from the most eminent 

 men in the various Christian bodies. My intercourse with 

 these, as well as my hearing their discourses, broadened 

 and deepened my religious feeling, and I regard this as 

 among the especially happy things of my life. 



Another feature of the university was not so helpful 

 to me. I have spoken in another chapter regarding the 

 establishment of Barnes Hall at Cornell as a center of 

 work for the Christian Association and other religious 

 organizations of the university, and of my pleasure in 

 aiding the work there done and in noting its good results. 

 At various times I attended the services of the Young 

 Men s Christian Association; and while they often 

 touched me, I cannot say that they always edified me. 

 I am especially fond of the psalms attributed to David, 

 which are, for me, the highest of poetry ; and I am also 

 very fond of the great and noble hymns of the church, 

 Catholic and Protestant, and especially susceptible to the 



