,gett+ at ! ,inn] ,man                  
,millions ( ,he>]s                      
,h[ a ,univ]sity ,0 ,f\nd$              
,conwell's ,spl5did ,effici5cy          
,! ,/ory ( ,acres ( ,diamonds           
,by ,,rob]t ,,%ackleton                 
&                                ,fifty 
,ye>s on ! ,lecture ,plat=m             
,by ,,russell ,h4 ,,conwell             
,,volume #g      ,,national             
,,ext5sion ,,univ]sity      #eig ,fif?  
,av5ue1 ,new ,york      ,,acres ,,(     
,,diamonds      ,copyright1 #aiae1 by   
,h>p]  ,bro!rs     ,pr9t$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ( ,am]ica     ,i  ,,millions ,,( 
,,he>]s   ,t ,conwell is n prim>ily a   
m9i/]--t he is a m9i/] because he is a  
s9c]e ,*ri/ian1 b t he is fir/ ( all an 
,ab\ ,b5 ,adhem1 a man :o loves 8       
fell[-m51 becomes m & m app>5t z ! scope
 ( 8 life-"w is recogniz$4 ,"o almo/    
comes to ?9k t 8 pa/orate ( a great *ur*
 is ev5 a m9or matt] beside ! comb9$    
importance ( 8 educational "w1 8 lecture
 "w1 8 hospital "w1 8 "w 9 g5]al z a    

help] to ^? :o ne$ help4  ,= my own "p1 
,i %\ld say t he is l "s ( ! old-"t     
prophets1 ! /rong ones :o f\nd a great  
deal to att5d to 9 addition to matt]s ( 
religion4 ,! p[]1 ! rugg$ness1 !        
physical & m5tal /r5g?1 ! positive      
gr&eur ( ! man--all ^! are l ! g5]al    
conceptions ( ! big ,old ,te/am5t       
prophets4 ,! sugge/ion is giv5 only     
because x has (t5 recurr$1 & !re=e ) !  
feel+ t !re is some?+ m ?an fanciful 9 !
 comp>ison2 & yet1 aft] all1 ! comp>ison
 fails 9 "o important p>ticul>1 = none (
 ! prophets seems to h _h a s5se (      
humor6  ,x is p]haps bett] & m accurate 
to describe him z ! la/ ( ! old s*ool ( 
,am]ican philosoph]s1 ! la/ ( ^?        
/urdy-bodi$1 high-?9k+1 a*iev+ m5 :o1 9 
! old days1 did _! be/ to set ,am]ican  
humanity 9 ! "r pa?--su* m5 z ,em]son1  
,alcott1 ,g\gh1 ,w5dell ,phillips1      
,g>rison1 ,bay>d ,taylor1 ,bee*]2#a m5  
:om ,conwell knew & admir$ 9 ! long ago1
 & all ( :om h long s9ce pass$ away4    
,footnote #a3 ,! life ( ,h5ry ,w>d      

,bee*] p>allels t ( ,russell ,h4        
,conwell 9 _m respects4 ,8 ,plym\? ,*ur*
 9 ,brooklyn became ! l>ge/ 9 ,am]ica ) 
a seat+ capacity ( ne>ly #c1jjj4 ,b x 0 
n to ?is audi5ce alone t he prea*$2 =1  
believ+ z ,dean ,conwell did aft] him1 t
 all ?+s conc]n+ ! public welf>e are fit
 subjects = a m9i/]'s att5tion1 8       
op9ions on all que/ions 7 eag]ly foll[$ 
by ! public at l>ge4 ,he 01 p]haps1 !   
mo/ popul> lectur] 9 ! c\ntry ( 8 day1 &
 0 an unrival$ aft]-d9n] speak]4 ,he    
alli$ himself ) ! ,republican p>ty z    
soon z x 0 =m$1 l5t 8 p5 & pulpit to    
fur!r its aims1 & dur+ ! canvass ( #ahef
 travel$ f> & wide to speak at mass     
meet+s4  ,bee*] visit$ ,europe 9 #ahfc =
 8 heal? & :5 9 ,great ,brita9 he       
address$ va/ audi5ces on ! purpose &    
issues ( ! ,civil ,w>1 speak+ 9 "o      
in/ance = ?ree h\rs consecutively1 &    
*ang+ mat]ially ! /ate ( public op9ion4 
,he 0 a /rong advocate ( free trade & ( 
woman suffrage4 ,8 la/ public spee* 0 9 
favor ( high lic5se1 at ,*ick]+ ,hall1  

,new ,york1 ,feb4 #be1 #ahhg4  ,x 0 z a 
speak] t ,bee*] 0 se5 at 8 be/4 ,8 ma/]y
 ( ! ,engli% tongue1 8 dramatic p[]1 8  
in/9ctive art ( imp]sonation :i* _h     
become a second nature1 8 vivid         
imag9ation1 8 bread? ( intellectual     
view1 ! ca?olicity ( 8 sympa?ies1 & 8   
passionate en?usiasm made him a prea*]  
)\t a pe] 9 8 own "t & c\ntry4 ,lat]1 l 
,bee*]1 ,conwell 0 )\t pe] 9 8 day & !  
description :i* *>act]izes ! =m] applies
 ) equal =ce to ,conwell himself4  ,&   
,conwell1 9 8 go+ up & d[n ! c\ntry1    
inspir+ 8 ?\s&s & ?\s&s1 is ! survivor (
 t old-"t gr\p :o us$ to travel ab\t1   
disp5s+ wit & wisdom & philosophy &     
c\rage to ! cr[d$ b5*es ( c\ntry        
lyceums1 & ! *airs ( s*ool-h\ses & t[n  
halls1 or ! l>g] & m pret5ti\s          
ga!r+-places ( ! cities4  ,conwell      
himself is amus$ to rememb] t he want$  
to talk 9 public f 8 boyhood1 & t v e>ly
 he began to yield to ! inborn impulse4 
,he laughs z he rememb]s ! v>iety (     
c\ntry fairs & s*ool comm5cem5ts &      

anniv]s>ies & ev5 sew+-circles :]e he   
tri$ 8 y\?ful p[]s1 & all = exp]i5ce    
alone1 9 ! fir/ few ye>s1 except        
possibly = su* a ?+ z a ham or a        
jack-knife6 ,! fir/ money t he ev]      
receiv$ = speak+ 01 s he rememb]s )     
glee1 sev5ty-five c5ts2 & ev5 t 0 n = 8 
talk1 b = horse hire6 ,b at ! same "t   
!re is m ?an amusem5t 9 recall+ ^!      
exp]i5ces1 = he kn[s t !y 7 invaluable  
to him z tra9+4 ,& = ov] half a c5tury  
he has affectionately rememb]$ ,john ,b4
 ,g\gh1 :o1 9 ! height ( 8 own p[] &    
success1 saw resolution & possibilities 
9 ! ard5t "y hill-man1 & actually did   
him ! k9dness & ! honor ( introduc+ him 
to an audi5ce 9 "o ( ! ,massa*usetts    
t[ns2 & x 0 really a great k9dness & a  
great honor1 f a man :o _h won 8 fame to
 a "y man j beg9n+ an oratorical c>e]4  
,conwell's lectur+ has be51 consid]+    
ev]y?+1 ! mo/ important "w ( 8 life1 =  
by x he has come into close t\* ) s _m  
millions--lit]ally millions6--( p4  ,i  
ask$ him once if he _h any idea h[ _m he

 _h talk$ to 9 ! c\rse ( 8 c>e]1 & he   
tri$ to e/imate h[ _m ?\s&s ( times he  
_h lectur$1 & ! av]age att5dance = ea*1 
b desi/$ :5 he saw t x ran into millions
 ( he>]s4 ,:at a m>vel is su* a fact z  
t6 ,millions ( he>]s6  ,i ask$ ! same "q
 ( 8 private secret>y1 & f\nd t no "o _h
 ev] kept any sort ( record2 b z c>eful 
an e/imate z c\ld be made gave a        
cons]vative result ( fully eight million
 he>]s = 8 lectures2 & add+ ! numb] to  
:om he has prea*$1 :o h be5 ov] five    
million1 !re is a total ( well ov]      
?irte5 million :o h li/5$ to ,russell   
,conwell's voice6 ,& ?is /agg]+ total   
is1 if any?+1 an und]e/imate4 ,! figur+ 
0 done cauti\sly & 0 bas$ ^u su* facts z
 t he n[ addresses an av]age ( ov]      
=ty-five hundr$ at 8 ,sunday s]vices 7an
 av]age t w\ld be high] 7 x n t 8 s]mons
 9 vacation "t are usually deliv]$ 9    
little *ur*es2 :5 at home1 at ! ,temple1
 he addresses ?ree meet+s e ,sunday71 & 
t he lectures ?r\gh\t ! entire c\rse (  
ea* ye>1 includ+ six nights a week (    

lectur+ dur+ vacation-"t4 ,:at a p[] is 
wield$ by a man :o has held ov] ?irte5  
million p "u ! spell ( 8 voice6         
,probably no o!r man :o ev] liv$ _h su* 
a total ( he>]s4 ,& ! total is /eadily  
m\nt+1 = he is a man :o has nev] kn[n ! 
mean+ ( re/4  ,i ?9k x almo/ c]ta9 t    
,dr4 ,conwell has nev] spok5 to any "o (
 :at1 to me1 is ! f9e/ po9t ( 8         
lecture-"w1 & t is t he /ill goes gladly
 & = small fees to ! small t[ns t are   
nev] visit$ by o!r m5 ( great           
reputation4 ,he kn[s t x is ! little    
places1 ! out-(-!-way places1 ! subm]g$ 
places1 t mo/ ne$ a pleasure & a        
/imulus1 & he /ill goes out1 man ( well 
ov] sev5ty t he is1 to t9y t[ns 9 di/ant
 /ates1 he$less ( ! discom=ts ( travel+1
 ( ! poor little hotels t seldom h      
visitors1 ( ! (t5times hopeless cook+ & 
! uncleanl9ess1 ( ! h>d%ips & !         
discom=ts1 ( ! unv5tilat$ & ov]heat$ or 
und]heat$ halls4 ,he does n ?9k ( claim+
 ! relaxation e>n$ by a lifetime (      
labor1 or1 if he ev] does1 ! ?\ght ( !  

sword ( ,john ,r+ re/ores in/antly 8    
f]vid e>ne/ness4  ,h[ he does x1 h[ he c
 possibly keep x up1 is ! greate/ m>vel 
( all4 ,i h be=e me a li/ ( 8 engagem5ts
 = ! summ] weeks ( ?is ye>1 #aiae1 & ,i 
%all set x d[n because x w specifically 
%[1 f> m cle>ly ?an g5]al /atem5ts1 !   
k9d ( "w he does4 ,! li/ is ! it9]>y ( 8
 vacation4 ,vacation6 ,lectur+ e ev5+ b 
,sunday1 & on ,sundays prea*+ 9 ! t[n   
:]e he happ5s to be6      ,june #bd     
,ackley1 ,ia4         #be ,wat]loo1 ,ia4
         #bf ,decorah1 ,ia4         #bg 
#b,waukon1 ,ia4         #bh ,r$ ,w+1    
,m9n4         #bi ,riv] ,ralls1 ,wis4   
#cj ,nor?field1 ,m9n4     ,july  #a     
,f>ibault1 ,m9n4          #b ,spr+      
,valley1 ,m9n4          #c ,blue ,e>?1  
,m9n4          #d #b;,fairm\nt1 ,m9n4   
#e ,lake ,cry/al1 ,m9n4          #f     
,r$wood ,falls1             ,m9n4       
#g ,willm]1 ,m9n4          #h ,dawson1  
,m9n4          #i ,r$field1 ,s4 ,d4     
#aj ,huron1 ,s4 ,d4         #aa         
#b;,brook+s1 ,s4 ,d4         #ab        

,pipe/one1 ,m9n4         #ac ,haw>d51   
,ia4         #ad ,canton1 ,s4 ,d4       
#ae ,*]okee1 ,ia4         #af           
,pocahontas1 ,ia4         #ag ,glidd51  
,ia4         #ah #b;,boone1 ,ia4        
#ai ,dext]1 ,ia4         #bj ,indianola1
 ,ia4         #ba ,corydon1 ,ia4        
#bb ,essex1 ,ia4         #bc ,sidney1   
,ia4         #bd ,falls ,city1 ,nebr4   
#be #b;,hiawa?a1 ,kan4         #bf      
,frank=t1 ,kan4         #bg ,gre5leaf1  
,kan4         #bh ,osborne1 ,kan4       
#bi ,/ockton1 ,kan4         #cj         
,phillipsburg1 ,kan4         #ca        
,mankato1 ,kan4  ,en r\te to next date  
on circuit4      ,aug4 #c ,we/field1    
,pa4         #d ,gal/on1 ,pa4         #e
 ,port ,alleghany1 ,pa4         #f      
,wellsville1 ,n4 ,y4         #g ,ba?1   
,n4 ,y4         #h #b;,ba?1 ,n4 ,y4     
#i ,p5n ,yan1 ,n4 ,y4        #aj ,a!ns1 
,n4 ,y4        #aa ,owego1 ,n4 ,y4      
#ab ,pat*ogue1 ,l4 ,i41 ,n4 ,y4         
#ac ,port ,j]vis1 ,n4 ,y4        #ad    
,honesdale1 ,pa4        #ae             

#b;,honesdale1 ,pa4        #af          
,c>bondale1 ,pa4        #ag ,montrose1  
,pa4        #ah ,tunkhannock1 ,pa4      
#ai ,nanticoke1 ,pa4        #bj         
,/r\dsburg1 ,pa4        #ba ,newton1 ,n4
 ,j4        #bb #b,newton1 ,n4 ,j4      
#bc ,hackett/[n1 ,n4 ,j4        #bd ,new
 ,hope1 ,pa4        #be ,doyle/[n1 ,pa4 
#bf ,pho5ixville1 ,pa4        #bg       
,k5nett1 ,pa4        #bh ,ox=d1 ,pa4    
#bi #b,ox=d1 ,pa4  ,footnote #b3 ,prea* 
on ,sunday4  ,& all ^! h>d%ips1 all ?is 
travel+ & lectur+1 :i* w\ld te/ !       
endurance ( ! y\nge/ & /ronge/1 ?is man 
( ov] sev5ty assumes )\t receiv+ a      
p>ticle ( p]sonal ga91 = e doll> t he   
makes by x is giv5 away 9 help+ ^? :o   
ne$ help+4  ,t ,dr4 ,conwell is int5sely
 mode/ is "o ( ! curi\s features ( 8 "*4
 ,he s9c]ely believes t to write 8 life 
w\ld be1 9 ! ma91 j to tell :at p h done
 = him4 ,he kn[s & admits t he works    
unwe>i$ly1 b 9 pr(\nd s9c]ity he        
ascribes ! success ( 8 plans to ^? :o h 
second$ & assi/$ him4 ,x is 9 j ?is way 

t he looks ^u e phase ( 8 life4 ,:5 he  
is rem9d$ ( ! devotion ( 8 old soldi]s1 
he rememb]s x only ) a sort ( pleas$    
wond] t !y gave ! devotion to him1 & he 
q =gets t !y lov$ him because he 0      
always ready to sacrifice ease or risk 8
 own life = !m4  ,he deprecates praise2 
if any "o likes him1 ! lik+ ne$ n be %[n
 9 words1 b 9 help+ along a good "w4 ,t 
8 *ur* has succe$$ has be5 because ( !  
devotion ( ! p2 t ! univ]sity has       
succe$$ is because ( ! spl5did "w ( !   
tea*]s & pupils2 t ! hospitals h done s 
mu* has be5 because ( ! noble s]vices ( 
physicians & nurses4 ,to him1 z he      
himself expresses x1 realiz+ t success  
has come to 8 plans1 x seem z if !      
realities are b dreams4 ,he is a/oni%$  
by 8 own success4 ,he ?9ks ma9ly ( 8 own
 %ort-com+s4 ,god & man h ev] be5 v     
pati5t ) me4 ,8 depression is at times  
pr(\nd :5 he comp>es ! actual results ) 
:at he w\ld l !m to be1 = always 8 hopes
 h gone so>+ f> 9 advance ( a*ievem5t4  
,x is ! ,hit* y\r *>iot to a /> idea4   

,8 mode/y goes h&-9-h& ) k9dl9ess1 & ,i 
h se5 him let himself be introduc$ 9 8  
own *ur* to 8 congregation1 :5 he is go+
 to deliv] a lecture !re1 j because a   
=m] pupil ( ! univ]sity 0 pres5t :o1    
,conwell knew1 0 ambiti\s to say some?+ 
inside ( ! ,temple walls1 & ?is seem$ to
 be ! only opportunity4  ,i h notic$1 :5
 he travels1 t ! face ( ! newsboy       
bright5s z he buys a pap] f him1 t !    
port] is all happ9ess1 t conductor &    
brake-man are devot$ly anxi\s to be (   
aid4 ,ev]y:]e ! man w9s love4 ,he loves 
humanity & humanity responds to ! love4 
,he has always won ! affection ( ^? :o  
knew him1 & ,bay>d ,taylor 0 "o ( ! _m2 
he & ,bay>d ,taylor lov$ ea* o!r = long 
acqua9tance & fell[ exp]i5ces z _w-wide 
travel]s1 back 9 ! ye>s :5 comp>atively 
few ,am]icans visit$ ! ,nile & ! ,ori5t1
 or ev5 ,europe4  ,:5 ,taylor di$ !re 0 
a memorial s]vice 9 ,bo/on at :i*       
,conwell 0 ask$ to preside1 &1 z he wi%$
 = some?+ m ?an addresses1 he w5t to    
,longfell[ & ask$ him to write & read a 

poem = ! occasion4 ,longfell[ _h n ?\ght
 ( writ+ any?+1 & he 0 too ill to be    
pres5t at ! s]vices1 b1 !re always be+  
some?+ contagi\sly inspir+ ab\t ,russell
 ,conwell :5 he wi%es some?+ to be done1
 ! poet promis$ to d :at he c\ld4 ,& he 
wrote & s5t ! beautiful l9es beg9n+3    
,dead he lay among 8 books1     ,! peace
 ( ,god 0 9 8 looks4  ,_m m5 ( lett]s1  
includ+ ,ralph ,waldo ,em]son1 7 pres5t 
at ! s]vices1 & ,dr4 ,conwell induc$    
,oliv] ,w5dell ,holmes to read ! l9es1 &
 !y 7 li/5$ to amid pr(\nd sil5ce to _! 
f9e end+4  ,conwell1 9 spite ( 8        
widespread hold on millions ( p1 has    
nev] won fame1 recognition1 g5]al r5[n1 
comp>$ ) _m m5 ( m9or a*ievem5ts4 ,?is  
seems l an impossibility4 ,yet x is n an
 impossibility1 b a fact4 ,great numb]s 
( m5 ( education & culture are entirely 
ignorant ( him & 8 "w 9 ! _w--m51 ^!1 :o
 deem !mselves 9 t\* ) _w-affairs & ) ! 
ones :o make & move ! _w4 ,x is         
inexplicable1 ?is1 except t nev] 0 !re a
 man m devoid ( ! faculty (             

self-exploitation1 self-adv]tis+1 ?an   
,russell ,conwell4 ,nor1 9 ! m]e read+ (
 !m1 d 8 words appeal ) any?+ l ! =ce ( 
! same words utt]$ by himself1 = always1
 ) 8 spok5 words1 is 8 p]sonality4 ,^?  
:o h he>d ,russell ,conwell1 or h kn[n  
him p]sonally1 recognize ! *>m ( ! man &
 8 imm5se =cefulness2 b !re are _m1 &   
among !m ^? :o control publicity ?r\gh  
books & newspap]s1 :o1 ?\gh !y ought to 
be ! w>me/ 9 _! en?usiasm1 h nev] felt  
drawn to he> him1 &1 if !y "k ( him at  
all1 ?9k ( him z "o :o pleases 9 a      
simple way ! common] folk1 =gett+ 9 _!  
pride t e really great man pleases !    
common ones1 & t simplicity & directness
 are attributes ( real greatness4  ,b   
,russell ,conwell has always won !      
admiration ( ! really great1 z well z ( 
! humbl] millions4 ,x is only a         
suppos$ly cultur$ class 9 betwe5 t is n 
?or\ghly acqua9t$ ) :at he has done4    
,p]haps1 too1 ?is is ow+ to 8 hav+ ca/ 9
 8 lot ) ! city1 ( all cities1 :i*1     
consci\sly or unconsci\sly1 looks mo/   

closely to family & place ( resid5ce z  
crit]ions ( m]it--a city ) :i* x is     
almo/ impossible = a /rang] to become   
affiliat$--or aphiladelphiat$1 z x might
 be express$--& ,philadelphia1 9 spite (
 all t ,dr4 ,conwell has done1 has be5  
"u ! ?rall ( ! fact t he w5t nor? (     
,m>ket ,/reet--t fatal fact und]/ood by 
all :o "k ,philadelphia--& t he made no 
ef=t to make fri5ds 9 ,ritt5h\se ,squ>e4
 ,su* consid]ations seem absurd 9 ?is   
tw5tie? c5tury1 b 9 ,philadelphia !y are
 /ill pot5t4 ,t5s ( ?\s&s (             
,philadelphians love him1 & he is honor$
 by its greate/ m51 b !re is a class ( !
 pseudo-cultur$ :o d n "k him or        
appreciate him4 ,& x ne$s also to be    
und]/ood t1 outside ( 8 own belov$      
,temple1 he w\ld pref] to g to a little 
*ur* or a little hall & to speak to !   
=gott5 p1 9 ! hope ( enc\rag+ & inspir+ 
!m & fill+ !m ) hopeful gl[1 r ?an to   
speak to ! ri* & com=table4  ,8 de>e/   
hope1 s "o ( ! few :o are close to him  
told me1 is t no "o %all come into 8    

life )\t be+ b5efit$4 ,he does n say ?is
 publicly1 nor does he = a mom5t believe
 t su* a hope c\ld be fully realiz$1 b x
 is v de> to 8 he>t2 & no man spurr$ by 
su* a hope1 & ?us b5d+ all 8 ?\ghts t[>d
 ! poor1 ! h>d-work+1 ! unsuccessful1 is
 9 a way to w9 honor f ! ,scribes2 = we 
h ,scribes n[ q z mu* z :5 !y 7 class$ )
 ,ph>isees4 ,x is n ! fir/ "t 9 ! _w's  
hi/ory t ,scribes h fail$ to give _!    
recognition to "o ^: "w 0 n among !     
great & weal?y4  ,t ,conwell himself has
 seldom tak5 any "p :atev] 9 politics   
except z a good citiz5 /&+ = good       
gov]nm5t2 t1 z he expresses x1 he nev]  
held any political (fice except t he 0  
once on a s*ool committee1 & also t he  
does n id5tify himself ) ! s-call$      
movem5ts t f "t to "t cat* public       
att5tion1 b aims only & con/antly at !  
quiet bett]m5t ( mank9d1 may be m5tion$ 
z additional reasons :y 8 "n & fame h n 
be5 /eadily blazon$4  ,he kn[s & w admit
 t he works h>d & has all 8 life work$  
h>d4 ,?+s keep turn+ my way because ,i'm

 on ! job1 z he :imsically express$ x "o
 day2 b t is ab\t all1 s x seems to him4
  ,& he s9c]ely believes t 8 life has 9 
itself be5 )\t int]e/2 t x has be5 an   
ess5tially commonplace life ) no?+ ( !  
int]e/+ or ! ev5tful to tell4 ,he is    
frankly surpris$ t !re has ev] be5 !    
desire to write ab\t him4 ,he really has
 no idea ( h[ fasc9at+ are ! ?+s he has 
done4 ,8 entire life has be5 ( positive 
int]e/ f ! v>iety ( ?+s accompli%$ & !  
unexpect$ness ) :i* he has accompli%$   
!m4  ,nev]1 = example1 0 !re su* an     
organiz]4 ,9 fact1 organization &       
lead]%ip h always be5 z ! brea? ( life  
to him4 ,z a y\? he organiz$ debat+     
societies &1 be=e ! w>1 a local milit>y 
company4 ,:ile on g>rison duty 9 !      
,civil ,w> he organiz$ :at is believ$ to
 h be5 ! fir/ free s*ool = color$ *ildr5
 9 ! ,s\?4 ,"o day ,m9neapolis happ5$ to
 be spok5 (1 & ,conwell happ5$ to       
rememb] t he organiz$1 :5 he 0 a lawy] 9
 t city1 :at became ! fir/ ,y4 ,m4 ,c4  
,a4 bran* !re4 ,once he ev5 />t$ a      

newspap]4 ,& x 0 natural t ! organiz+   
in/9ct1 z ye>s advanc$1 %\ld lead him to
 great] & great] ?+s1 su* z 8 *ur*1 ) ! 
num]\s associations =m$ )9 itself ?r\gh 
8 influ5ce1 & ! univ]sity--! organiz+ ( 
! univ]sity be+ 9 itself an a*ievem5t ( 
positive romance4  ,a life )\t int]e/6  
,:y1 :5 ,i happ5$ to ask1 "o day1 h[ _m 
,presid5ts he _h kn[n s9ce ,l9coln1 he  
repli$1 q casually1 t he _h writt5 !    
lives ( mo/ ( !m 9 _! own homes2 & by   
?is he meant ei!r p]sonally or 9        
collaboration ) ! ,am]ican biograph]    
,abbott4  ,! _m-sid$ness ( ,conwell is  
"o ( ! ?+s t is always fasc9at+4 ,aft] y
 h q got ! feel+ t he is peculi>ly a man
 ( today1 lectur+ on today's            
possibilities to ! p ( today1 y happ5 ^u
 "s su* fact z t he attract$ ! att5tion 
( ! ,london ,times ?r\gh a lecture on   
,italian hi/ory at ,cambridge 9 ,engl&2 
or t on ! ev5+ ( ! day on :i* he 0      
admitt$ to practice 9 ! ,supreme ,c\rt (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates he gave a lecture 9    
,wa%+ton on ,! ,curriculum ( ! ,prophets

 9 ,anci5t ,israel4 ,! man's life is a  
succession ( delightful surprises4  ,an 
odd trait ( 8 "* is 8 love = fire4 ,he  
c\ld easily h be5 a v]itable            
fire-wor%ip] in/ead ( an or?odox        
,*ri/ian6 ,he has always lov$ a blaze1 &
 he says rem9isc5tly t = no s+le ?+ 0 he
 puni%$ s mu* :5 he 0 a *ild z = build+ 
bonfires4 ,& aft] secur+ possession1 z  
he did 9 middle age1 ( ! h\se :]e he 0  
born & ( a great acreage ar\nd ab\t1 he 
_h "o ( ! mo/ enjoyable times ( 8 life 9
 te>+ d[n old build+s t ne$$ to be      
de/roy$ & 9 heap+ up fall5 trees &      
rubbi% & 9 pil+ great heaps ( wood &    
sett+ ! great piles ablaze4 ,y see1 !re 
is "o ( ! secrets ( 8 /r5g?--he has nev]
 lo/ ! capacity = fi]y en?usiasm6       
,always1 too1 9 ^! lat] ye>s he is %[+ 8
 /r5g? & en?usiasm 9 a positively noble 
way4 ,he has = ye>s be5 a ke5 suff]] f  
rheumatism & neuritis1 b he has nev]    
p]mitt$ ?is to int]f]e ) 8 "w or plans4 
,he makes little ( 8 suff]+s1 & :5 he   
sl[ly makes 8 way1 b5t & twi/$1         

d[n/airs1 he does n want to be notic$4  
,i'm all "r1 he w say if any "o (f]s to 
help1 & at su* a "t comes 8 ne>e/       
approa* to impati5ce4 ,he wants 8 suff]+
 ignor$4 ,/r5g? has always be5 to him s 
preci\s a belong+ t he w n rel9qui% x   
:ile he lives4 ,i'm all "r6 ,& he makes 
himself believe t he is all "r ev5 ?\gh 
! pa9 becomes s sev]e z to dem& massage4
 ,& he w /ill1 ev5 :5 suff]+1 talk      
calmly1 or write 8 lett]s1 or att5d to  
:atev] matt]s come be=e him4 ,x is !    
,sp>tan boy hid+ ! pa9 ( ! gnaw+ fox4 ,&
 he nev] has let pa9 int]f]e ) 8 pres5ce
 on ! pulpit or ! plat=m4 ,he has once 9
 a :ile gone to a meet+ on crut*es & !n1
 by ! =ce ( w1 & inspir$ by :at he is to
 d1 has /ood be=e 8 audi5ce or          
congregation1 a man full ( /r5g? & fire 
& life4     ,,ii  ,,h[ ,a ,,univ]sity   
,,0 ,,f\nd$   ,! /ory ( ! f\ndation &   
rise ( ,temple ,univ]sity is an         
extraord9>y /ory2 x is n only           
extraord9>y1 b inspir+2 x is n only     
inspir+1 b full ( romance4  ,= !        

univ]sity came out ( no?+6--no?+ b ! ne$
 ( a "y man & ! fact t he told ! ne$ to 
"o :o1 ?r\gh\t 8 life1 has felt !       
impulse to help any "o 9 ne$ & has      
always obey$ ! impulse4  ,i ask$ ,dr4   
,conwell1 up at 8 home 9 ! ,b]k%ires1 to
 tell me himself j h[ ! univ]sity began1
 & he said t x began because x 0 ne$$ & 
succe$$ because ( ! loyal "w ( ! tea*]s4
 ,& :5 ,i ask$ = details he 0 sil5t = a 
:ile1 look+ (f into ! brood+ twilight z 
x lay ov] ! wat]s & ! trees & ! hills1 &
 !n he said3  ,x 0 all s simple2 x all  
came ab\t s naturally4 ,"o ev5+1 aft] a 
s]vice1 a "y man ( ! congregation came  
to me & ,i saw t he 0 di/urb$ ab\t      
some?+4 ,i _h him sit d[n by me1 & ,i   
knew t 9 a few mom5ts he w\ld tell me   
:at 0 tr\bl+ him4  ',dr4 ,conwell1' he  
said1 abruptly1 ',i e>n b little money1 
& ,i see no imm$iate *ance ( e>n+ m4 ,i 
h to support n only myself1 b my "m4 ,x 
leaves no?+ at all4 ,yet my long+ is to 
be a m9i/]4 ,x is ! "o ambition ( my    
life4 ,is !re any?+ t ,i c d8'  ',any   

man1' ,i said to him1 ') ! prop]        
det]m9ation & ambition c /udy           
suffici5tly at night to w9 8 desire4'   
',i h tri$ to ?9k s1' said he1 'b ,i h n
 be5 able to see any?+ cle>ly4 ,i want  
to /udy1 & am ready to give e sp>e m9ute
 to x1 b ,i don't "k h[ to get at x4'   
,i ?\ght a few m9utes1 z ,i look$ at    
him4 ,he 0 /rong 9 8 desire & 9 8       
ambition to fulfil x--/rong en\gh1      
physically & m5tally1 = "w ( ! body & ( 
! m9d--& he ne$$ some?+ m ?an           
g5]alizations ( sympa?y4  ',come to me  
"o ev5+ a week & ,i w beg9 tea*+ y      
myself1' ,i said1 '& at lea/ y w 9 t way
 make a beg9n+'2 & ,i nam$ ! ev5+4  ,8  
face bright5$ & he eag]ly said t he w\ld
 come1 & left me2 b 9 a little :ile he  
came hurry+ back aga94 ',may ,i br+ a   
fri5d ) me8' he said4  ,i told him to   
br+ z _m z he want$ to1 = m ?an "o w\ld 
be an advantage1 & :5 ! ev5+ came !re 7 
six fri5ds ) him4 ,& t fir/ ev5+ ,i     
began to tea* !m ! f\ndations ( ,lat94  
,he /opp$ z if ! /ory 0 ov]4 ,he 0 look+

 out ?\ghtfully into ! wan+ light1 & ,i 
knew t 8 m9d 0 busy ) ^? days ( ! beg9n+
 ( ! in/itution he s loves1 & ^: cont9u$
 success means s mu* to him4 ,9 a little
 :ile he w5t on3  ,t 0 ! beg9n+ ( x1 &  
!re is little m to tell4 ,by ! ?ird ev5+
 ! numb] ( pupils _h increas$ to =ty2   
o!rs jo9$ 9 help+ me1 & a room 0 hir$2  
!n a little h\se1 !n a second h\se4 ,f a
 few /ud5ts & tea*]s we became a        
college4 ,aft] a :ile our build+s w5t up
 on ,broad ,/reet alongside ! ,temple   
,*ur*1 & aft] ano!r :ile we became a    
univ]sity4 ,f ! fir/ our aim--7,i notic$
 h[ quickly x _h become our in/ead (    
my7--our aim 0 to give education to ^?  
:o 7 unable to get x ?r\gh ! usual      
*annels4 ,& s t 0 really all !re 0 to x4
  ,t 0 typical ( ,russell ,conwell--to  
tell ) brevity ( :at he has done1 to    
po9t out ! beg9n+s ( some?+1 & q omit to
 elaborate z to ! results4 ,& t1 :5 y   
come to "k him1 is precisely :at he     
means y to und]/&--t x is ! beg9n+ (    
any?+ t is important1 & t if a ?+ is b  

e>ne/ly begun & set go+ 9 ! "r way x may
 j z easily develop big results z little
 results4  ,b 8 /ory 0 v f> inde$ f be+ 
all !re 0 to x1 = he _h q omitt$ to /ate
 ! extraord9>y fact t1 beg9n+ ) ^? sev5 
pupils1 com+ to 8 libr>y on an ev5+ 9   
#ahhd1 ! ,temple ,univ]sity has numb]$1 
up to ,comm5cem5t-"t 9 #aiae1 #hh1hba   
/ud5ts6 ,ne>ly "o hundr$ ?\s& /ud5ts1 & 
9 ! lifetime ( ! f\nd]6 ,really1 !      
magnitude ( su* a "w _c be exagg]at$1   
nor ! va/ importance ( x :5 x is        
consid]$ t mo/ ( ^! eighty-eight ?\s&   
/ud5ts w\ld n h receiv$ _! education _h 
x n be5 = ,temple ,univ]sity4 ,& x all  
came f ! in/ant response ( ,russell     
,conwell to ! imm$iate ne$ pres5t$ by a 
"y man )\t money6  ,& !re is some?+ else
 ,i want to say1 said ,dr4 ,conwell1    
unexpect$ly4 ,i want to say1 m fully ?an
 a m]e casual ^w1 h[ nobly ! "w 0 tak5  
up by volunte] help]s2 pr(essors f !    
,univ]sity ( ,p5nsylvania & tea*]s f !  
public s*ools & o!r local in/itutions   
gave freely ( :at "t !y c\ld until ! new

 v5ture 0 firmly on its way4 ,i honor ^?
 :o came s devot$ly to help4 ,& x %\ld  
be rememb]$ t 9 ^? e>ly days ! ne$ 0 ev5
 great] ?an x w\ld n[ appe>1 = !re 7 !n 
no night s*ools or manual-tra9+ s*ools4 
,s9ce !n ! city ( ,philadelphia has gone
 into su* "w1 & z fa/ z x has tak5 up   
c]ta9 bran*es ! ,temple ,univ]sity has  
put its en]gy into ! bran*es j high]4 ,&
 !re seems no less5+ ( ! ne$ ( x1 he    
add$1 pond]+ly4  ,no2 !re is c]ta9ly no 
less5+ ( ! ne$ ( x6 ,! figures ( !      
annual catalogue w\ld alone %[ t4  ,z   
e>ly z #ahhg1 j ?ree ye>s aft] ! beg9n+1
 ! ,temple ,college1 z x 0 by t "t      
call$1 issu$ its fir/ catalogue1 :i* set
 =? ) /irr+ words t ! int5t ( its f\nd+ 
0 to3  ,provide su* in/ruction z %all be
 be/ adapt$ to ! high] education ( ^? :o
 are compell$ to labor at _! trade :ile 
engag$ 9 /udy4  ,cultivate a ta/e = !   
high] & mo/ useful bran*es ( le>n+4     
,awak5 9 ! "* ( "y labor+ m5 & wom5 a   
det]m9$ ambition to be useful to _!     
fell[-m54  ,! college--! univ]sity z x 9

 "t came to be--e>ly broad5$ its scope1 
b x has f ! fir/ cont9u$ to aim at !    
ne$s ( ^? unable to secure education )\t
 su* help z1 ?r\gh its me?ods1 x af=ds4 
,x 0 *>t]$ 9 #ahhh1 at :i* "t its numb]s
 _h rea*$ almo/ six hundr$1 & x has ev] 
s9ce _h a con/ant flood ( applicants4 ,x
 has demon/rat$1 z ,dr4 ,conwell puts x1
 t ^? :o "w = a liv+ h "t = /udy4 ,& he1
 ?\gh he does n himself add ?is1 has    
giv5 ! opportunity4  ,he feels especial 
pride 9 ! features by :i* lectures &    
recitations are held at practically any 
h\r :i* be/ suits ! conv5i5ce ( !       
/ud5ts4 ,if any t5 /ud5ts jo9 9 a reque/
 = any h\r f n9e 9 ! morn+ to t5 at     
night a class is arrang$ = !m1 to meet t
 reque/6 ,?is involves ! necessity = a  
mu* l>g] numb] ( pr(essors & tea*]s ?an 
w\ld o!rwise be necess>y1 b t is deem$ a
 slight consid]ation 9 comp>ison ) !    
imm5se good done by meet+ ! ne$s (      
work]s4  ,also ,presid5t ,conwell--= (  
c\rse he is ! presid5t ( ! univ]sity--is
 pr\d ( ! fact t ! privilege (          

graduation dep5ds entirely ^u k ga9$2 t 
graduation does n dep5d ^u hav+ li/5$ to
 any set numb] ( lectures or ^u hav+    
att5d$ = s _m t]ms or ye>s4 ,if a /ud5t 
c d f\r ye>s' "w 9 two ye>s or 9 ?ree he
 is enc\rag$ to d x1 & if he _c ev5 d x 
9 f\r he c h no diploma4  ,obvi\sly1 !re
 is no place at ,temple ,univ]sity =    
/ud5ts :o c>e only = a few ye>s (       
leisur$ ease4 ,x is a place = work]s1 & 
n at all = ^? :o m]ely wi% to be able to
 boa/ t !y att5d$ a univ]sity4 ,! /ud5ts
 h come l>gely f among railroad cl]ks1  
bank cl]ks1 bookkeep]s1 tea*]s1 prea*]s1
 me*anics1 salesm51 drug cl]ks1 city &  
,unit$ ,/ates gov]nm5t employees1 wid[s1
 nurses1 h\sekeep]s1 brakem51 firem51   
eng9e]s1 motorm51 conductors1 & %op h&s4
  ,x 0 :5 ! college became /rong en\gh1 
& suffici5tly advanc$ 9 s*ol>%ip & /&+1 
& broad en\gh 9 scope1 to w9 ! "n (     
univ]sity t ?is title 0 (ficially grant$
 to x by ! ,/ate ( ,p5nsylvania1 9      
#aijg1 & n[ its educational plan        
includes ?ree di/9ct s*ool sy/ems4      

,fir/3 x (f]s a high-s*ool education to 
! /ud5t :o has to quit s*ool aft] leav+ 
! gramm>-s*ool4  ,second3 x (f]s a full 
college education1 ) ! bran*es taught 9 
long-e/abli%$ high-grade colleges1 to ! 
/ud5t :o has to quit on leav+ !         
high-s*ool4  ,?ird3 x (f]s fur!r        
sci5tific or pr(essional education to ! 
college graduate :o mu/ g to "w         
imm$iately on quitt+ college1 b :o wi%es
 to take up "s su* c\rse z law or m$ic9e
 or eng9e]+4  ,out ( la/ ye>'s enrolm5t 
( #c1fed x is int]e/+ to notice t ! law 
claim$ #ada2 !ology1 #ahb2 m$ic9e &     
ph>macy & d5ti/ry comb9$1 #ceg2 civil   
eng9e]+1 #cg2 also t ! tea*]s' college1 
) normal c\rses on su* subjects z       
h\sehold arts & sci5ce1 k9d]g>t5 "w1 &  
physical education1 took #agd2 & /ill m 
int]e/+1 9 a way1 to see t #bfi /ud5ts 7
 enroll$ = ! te*nical & vocational      
c\rses1 su* z cook+ & dress-mak+1       
mill9]y1 manual crafts1 s*ool-g>d5+1 &  
/ory-tell+4 ,!re 7 #eaa 9 high-s*ool "w1
 & #bdc 9 elem5t>y education4 ,!re 7 #gi

 /udy+ music1 & #fh /udy+ to be tra9$   
nurses4 ,!re 7 #fjf 9 ! college ( lib]al
 arts & sci5ces1 & 9 ! dep>tm5t (       
comm]cial education !re 7 #ihg--;= x is 
a univ]sity t (f]s bo? s*ol>%ip &       
practicality4  ,temple ,univ]sity is n 9
 ! lea/ a *>itable in/itution4 ,its fees
 are l[1 & its h\rs are = ! conv5i5ce ( 
! /ud5ts !mselves1 b x is a place (     
absolute indep5d5ce4 ,x is1 inde$1 a    
place ( f> great] indep5d5ce1 s "o ( !  
pr(essors po9t$ out1 ?an are ! great    
univ]sities :i* receive millions &      
millions ( money 9 private gifts &      
end[m5ts4  ,temple ,univ]sity 9 its e>ly
 ye>s 0 sorely 9 ne$ ( money1 & (t5 !re 
7 ?rills ( expectancy :5 "s man ( mighty
 weal? seem$ on ! po9t ( giv+4 ,b n a   
s+le "o ev] did1 & n[ ! ,temple likes to
 feel t x is glad ( x4 ,! ,temple1 to   
quote its own words1 is ,an in/itution =
 /rong m5 & wom5 :o c labor ) bo? m9d & 
body4  ,& ! managem5t is pr\d to be able
 to say t1 al?\gh great numb]s h come f 
di/ant places1 n "o ( ! _m ?\s&s ev]    

fail$ to f9d an opportunity to support  
himself4  ,ev5 9 ! e>ly days1 :5 money 0
 ne$$ = ! necess>y build+s 7! build+s ( 
:i* ,conwell dream$ :5 he left          
second-/ory doors 9 8 *ur*671 !         
univ]sity--college x 0 !n call$--_h won 
devotion f ^? :o knew t x 0 a place :]e 
nei!r "t nor money 0 wa/$1 & :]e idl5ess
 0 a crime1 & 9 ! donations = ! "w 7 _m 
su* items z f\r hundr$ doll>s f         
factory-work]s :o gave fifty c5ts ea*1 &
 two ?\s& doll>s f policem5 :o gave a   
doll> ea*4 ,)9 two or ?ree ye>s pa/ !   
,/ate ( ,p5nsylvania has begun giv+ x a 
l>ge sum annually1 & ?is /ate aid is    
public recognition ( ,temple ,univ]sity 
z an in/itution ( high public value4 ,! 
/ate money is inve/$ 9 ! bra9s & he>ts (
 ! ambiti\s4  ,s eag] is ,dr4 ,conwell  
to place ! opportunity ( education be=e 
e "o1 t ev5 8 s]vants mu/ g to s*ool6   
,he is n "o ( ^? :o c see ne$s t are f> 
away b n ^? t are "r at home4 ,8 belief 
9 education1 & 9 ! highe/ atta9able     
education1 is pr(\nd1 & x is n only on  

acc\nt ( ! ab/ract pleasure & value (   
education1 b its p[] ( increas+ actual  
e>n+ p[] & ?us mak+ a work] ( m value to
 bo? himself & ! community4  ,_m a man &
 _m a woman1 :ile cont9u+ to "w = "s    
firm or factory1 has tak5 ,temple       
te*nical c\rses & ?us fitt$ himself or  
h]self = an advanc$ position ) ! same   
employ]4 ,! ,temple kn[s ( _m su*1 :o h 
?us won prom95t advancem5t4 ,& x kn[s ( 
tea*]s :o1 :ile cont9u+ to tea*1 h fitt$
 !mselves ?r\gh ! ,temple c\rses =      
pr(essor%ips4 ,& x kn[s ( _m a case ( ! 
rise ( a ,temple /ud5t t reads l an     
,arabian ,nights' fancy6--( advance f   
bookkeep] to editor1 f (fice-boy to bank
 presid5t1 f kit*5 maid to s*ool        
pr9cipal1 f /reet-clean] to mayor6 ,!   
,temple ,univ]sity helps !m t help      
!mselves4  ,presid5t ,conwell told me   
p]sonally ( "o case t especially int]e/$
 him because x seem$ to exhibit1 9      
especial degree1 ! ,temple              
possibilities2 & x p>ticul>ly int]e/$ me
 because x also %[$1 9 high degree1 !   

me?ods & p]sonality ( ,dr4 ,conwell     
himself4  ,"o day a "y woman came to him
 & said %e e>n$ only ?ree doll>s a week 
& t %e desir$ v mu* to make m4 ,c y tell
 me h[ to d x8 %e said4  ,he lik$ h]    
ambition & h] directness1 b !re 0 some?+
 t he felt d\btful ab\t1 & t 0 t h] hat 
look$ too exp5sive = ?ree doll>s a week6
  ,n[ ,dr4 ,conwell is a man :om y w\ld 
nev] suspect ( giv+ a ?\ght to ! hat (  
man or woman6 ,b z a matt] ( fact !re is
 v little t he does n see4  ,b ?\gh !   
hat seem$ too exp5sive = ?ree doll>s a  
week1 ,dr4 ,conwell is n a man :o makes 
snap-judgm5ts h>%ly1 & 9 p>ticul> he    
w\ld be ! la/ man to turn away ha/ily "o
 :o _h s\ght him out = help4 ,he nev]   
felt1 nor c\ld possibly urge ^u any "o1 
cont5tm5t ) a humble lot2 he /&s =      
advancem5t2 he has no sympa?y ) t dictum
 ( ! smug1 t has come to u f a nation   
tight b\nd = c5turies by its g5try &    
ari/ocracy1 ab\t be+ cont5t$ ) !        
position 9 :i* ,god has plac$ y1 = he   
po9ts out t ! ,bible itself holds up    

advancem5t & success z ?+s desirable4   
,&1 z to ! "y woman be=e him1 x         
develop$1 ?r\gh discreet inquiry veil$  
by frank discussion ( h] case1 t %e _h  
made ! exp5sive-look+ hat h]self6       
,:]eupon n only did all d\btfulness &   
hesitation vani%1 b he saw at once h[ %e
 c\ld bett] h]self4 ,he knew t a woman  
:o c\ld make a hat l t = h]self c\ld    
make hats = o!r p1 & s1 ,g into mill9]y 
z a bus9ess1 he advis$4  ,oh--if ,i only
 c\ld6 %e exclaim$4 ,b ,i "k t ,i don't 
"k en\gh4  ,take ! mill9]y c\rse 9      
,temple ,univ]sity1 he respond$4  ,%e _h
 n ev5 he>d ( su* a c\rse1 & :5 he w5t  
on to expla9 h[ %e c\ld take x & at !   
same "t cont9ue at h] pres5t "w until ! 
c\rse 0 conclud$1 %e 0 positively       
ec/atic--x 0 all s unexpect$1 ?is op5+ (
 ! view ( a new & broad] life4  ,%e 0 an
 unusual woman1 conclud$ ,dr4 ,conwell1 
& %e work$ ) en?usiasm & tirelessness4  
,%e graduat$1 w5t to an up-/ate city t  
seem$ to (f] a good field1 op5$ a       
mill9]y e/abli%m5t !re1 ) h] own "n     

above ! door1 & became prosp]\s4 ,t 0   
only a few ye>s ago4 ,& rec5tly ,i _h a 
lett] f h]1 tell+ me t la/ ye> %e nett$ 
a cle> pr(it ( ?ree ?\s& six hundr$     
doll>s6  ,i rememb] a man1 himself (    
di/+ui%$ position1 say+ ( ,dr4 ,conwell1
 ,x is difficult to speak 9 temp]$      
language ( :at he has a*iev$4 ,& t j    
expresses x2 ! temptation is con/antly  
to use sup]latives--= sup]latives fit6  
,( c\rse he has succe$$ = himself1 &    
succe$$ m>vel\sly1 9 8 rise f ! rocky   
hill f>m1 b he has done s va/ly m ?an t 
9 inspir+ su* ho/s ( o!rs to succe$6  ,a
 dream] ( dreams & a se] ( visions--&   
:at realizations h come6 ,& x int]e/$ me
 pr(\ndly n long ago1 :5 ,dr4 ,conwell1 
talk+ ( ! univ]sity1 unexpect$ly rem>k$ 
t he w\ld l to see su* in/itutions      
scatt]$ ?r\gh\t e /ate 9 ! ,union4 ,all 
c>ri$ on at slight exp5se to ! /ud5ts & 
at h\rs to suit all sorts ( work+ m5 &  
wom51 he add$1 aft] a pause2 & !n1      
abruptly1 ,i %\ld l to see ! possibility
 ( high] education (f]$ to e "o 9 !     

,unit$ ,/ates :o works = a liv+4  ,!re 0
 some?+ sup]b 9 ! v imag9+ ( su* a      
nation-wide sy/em4 ,b ,i did n ask :e!r 
or n he _h plann$ any details = su* an  
ef=t4 ,i knew t ?us f> x might only be  
"o ( 8 dreams--b ,i also knew t 8 dreams
 _h a way ( becom+ realities4 ,i _h a   
fleet+ glimpse ( 8 so>+ vision4 ,x 0    
amaz+ to f9d a man ( m ?an ?ree-score & 
t5 ?us dream+ ( m worlds to conqu]4 ,&  
,i ?\ght1 :at c\ld ! _w h accompli%$ if 
,me?uselah _h be5 a ,conwell6--or1 f>   
bett]1 :at wond]s c\ld be accompli%$ if 
,conwell c\ld b be a ,me?uselah6  ,he   
has all 8 life be5 a great travel]4 ,he 
is a man :o sees vividly & :o c describe
 vividly4 ,yet (t5 8 lett]s1 ev5 f      
places ( ! mo/ pr(\nd int]e/1 are mo/ly 
conc]n$ ) affairs back home4 ,x is n t  
he does n feel1 & feel int5sely1 !      
int]e/ ( :at he is visit+1 b t 8        
trem5d\s e>ne/ness keeps him always     
conc]n$ ab\t 8 "w at home4 ,!re c\ld be 
no /rong] example ?an :at ,i notic$ 9 a 
lett] he wrote f ,j]usalem4 ,i am 9     

,j]usalem6 ,& "h at ,ge?semane & at !   
,tomb ( ,*ri/--read+ ?us f>1 "o expects 
t any man1 & especially a m9i/]1 is sure
 to say some?+ reg>d+ ! associations ( !
 place & ! effect ( ^! associations on 8
 m9d2 b ,conwell is always ! man :o is  
diff]5t--,& "h at ,ge?semane & at !     
,tomb ( ,*ri/1 ,i pray especially = !   
,temple ,univ]sity4 ,t is ,conwellism6  
,t he f\nd$ a hospital--a "w 9 itself   
great en\gh = ev5 a great life--is b "o 
among ! /rik+ incid5ts ( 8 c>e]4 ,& x   
came ab\t ?r\gh p]fect naturalness4 ,=  
he came to "k1 ?r\gh 8 pa/oral "w &     
?r\gh 8 gr[+ acqua9tance ) ! ne$s ( !   
city1 t !re 0 a va/ am\nt ( suff]+ &    
wret*$ness & angui%1 because ( !        
inability ( ! exi/+ hospitals to c>e =  
all :o ne$$ c>e4 ,!re 0 s mu* sickness &
 suff]+ to be alleviat$1 !re 7 s _m     
dea?s t c\ld be prev5t$--& s he decid$  
to />t ano!r hospital4  ,&1 l ev]y?+ )  
him1 ! beg9n+ 0 small4 ,t _c too /rongly
 be set d[n z ! way ( ?is ph5om5ally    
successful organiz]4 ,mo/ m5 w\ld h to  

wait until a big beg9n+ c\ld be made1 & 
s w\ld mo/ likely nev] make a beg9n+ at 
all4 ,b ,conwell's way is to dream (    
future bigness1 b be ready to beg9 at   
once1 no matt] h[ small or insignificant
 ! beg9n+ may appe> to o!rs4  ,two r5t$ 
rooms1 "o nurse1 "o pati5t--?is 0 !     
humble beg9n+1 9 #ahia1 ( :at has       
develop$ into ! great ,sam>itan         
,hospital4 ,9 a ye> !re 0 an entire     
h\se1 fitt$ up ) w>ds & op]at+-room4 ,n[
 x occupies sev]al build+s1 includ+ &   
adjo9+ t fir/ "o1 & a great new /ructure
 is plann$4 ,b ev5 z x is1 x has a      
hundr$ & sev5ty b$s1 is fitt$ ) all     
mod]n hospital appliances1 & has a l>ge 
/aff ( physicians2 & ! numb] ( surgical 
op]ations p]=m$ !re is v l>ge4  ,x is   
op5 to suff]]s ( any race or cre$1 & !  
poor are nev] refus$ admission1 ! rule  
be+ t treatm5t is free = ^? :o _c pay1 b
 t su* z c af=d x %all pay accord+ to _!
 means4  ,& ! hospital has a k9dly      
feature t ende>s x to pati5ts & _!      
relatives alike1 & t is t1 by ,dr4      

,conwell's p]sonal ord]1 !re are n only 
! usual week-day h\rs = visit+1 b also  
"o ev5+ a week & e ,sunday aft]noon4 ,= 
o!rwise1 z he says1 _m w\ld be unable to
 come because !y c\ld n get away f _!   
"w4  ,a little ov] eight ye>s ago ano!r 
hospital 0 tak5 9 *>ge1 ! ,g>retson--n  
f\nd$ by ,conwell1 ?is "o1 b acquir$1 & 
promptly exp&$ 9 its usefulness4  ,bo? !
 ,sam>itan & ! ,g>retson are "p (       
,temple ,univ]sity4 ,! ,sam>itan        
,hospital has treat$1 s9ce its          
f\ndation1 up to ! middle ( #aiae1      
#bi1cja pati5ts2 ! ,g>retson1 9 its     
%ort] life1 #e1ibc4 ,includ+ disp5s>y   
cases z well z h\se pati5ts1 ! two      
hospitals toge!r1 "u ! head%ip (        
,presid5t ,conwell1 h h&l$ ov] #djj1jjj 
cases4  ,h[ ,conwell c possibly meet !  
multif>i\s dem&s ^u 8 "t is 9 itself a  
miracle4 ,he is ! head ( ! great *ur*2  
he is ! head ( ! univ]sity2 he is ! head
 ( ! hospitals2 he is ! head ( ev]y?+ ) 
:i* he is associat$6 ,& he is n only    
nom9ally1 b v actively1 ! head6         

,,iii  ,,8 ,,spl5did ,,effici5cy        
,conwell has a few /rong & effici5t     
executive help]s :o h long be5 associat$
 ) him2 m5 & wom5 :o "k 8 ideas &       
ideals1 :o are devot$ to him1 & :o d _! 
utmo/ to relieve him2 & ( c\rse !re is v
 mu* t is ?us done = him2 b ev5 z x is1 
he is s ov]%ad[+ a man 7!re is really no
 o!r ^w7 t all :o "w ) him look to him =
 advice & guidance--! pr(essors & !     
/ud5ts1 ! doctors & ! nurses1 ! *ur*    
(fic]s1 ! ,sunday-s*ool tea*]s1 ! memb]s
 ( 8 congregation4 ,& he is nev] too    
busy to see any "o :o really wi%es to   
see him4  ,he c att5d to a va/ intricacy
 ( detail1 & answ] myriad p]sonal       
que/ions & d\bts1 & keep ! great        
in/itutions spl5didly go+1 by ?or\gh    
sy/ematization ( "t1 & by wat*+ e m9ute4
 ,he has sev]al secret>ies1 = special   
"w1 besides 8 private secret>y4 ,8      
correspond5ce is v great4 ,(t5 he       
dictates to a secret>y z he travels on !
 tra94 ,ev5 9 ! few days = :i* he c run 
back to ! ,b]k%ires1 "w is await+ him4  

,"w foll[s him4 ,& aft] kn[+ ( ?is1 "o  
is positively amaz$ t he is able to give
 to 8 c\ntry-wide lectures ! "t & !     
travel+ t !y inexorably dem&4 ,only a   
man ( imm5se /r5g?1 ( ! greate/ /am9a1 a
 v]itable sup]man1 c\ld possibly d x4 ,&
 at times "o q =gets1 notic+ !          
multiplicity ( 8 occupations1 t he      
prep>es two s]mons & two talks on       
,sunday6  ,"h is 8 usual ,sunday s*$ule1
 :5 at home4 ,he rises at sev5 & /udies 
until breakfa/1 :i* is at eight-?irty4  
,!n he /udies until n9e-=ty-five1 :5 he 
leads a m5's meet+ at :i* he is likely  
also to play ! organ & lead ! s++4 ,at  
t5-?irty is ! pr9cipal *ur* s]vice1 at  
:i* he prea*es1 & at ! close ( :i* he   
%akes h&s ) hundr$s4 ,he d9es at "o1    
aft] :i* he takes fifte5 m9utes' re/ &  
!n reads2 & at ?ree o'clock he          
addresses1 9 a talk t is l ano!r s]mon1 
a l>ge class ( m5--n ! same m5 z 9 !    
morn+4 ,he is also sure to look 9 at !  
regul> session ( ! ,sunday-s*ool4 ,home 
aga91 :]e he /udies & reads until       

supp]-"t4 ,at sev5-?irty is ! ev5+      
s]vice1 at :i* he aga9 prea*es & aft]   
:i* he %akes h&s ) sev]al hundr$ m &    
talks p]sonally1 9 8 /udy1 ) any :o h   
ne$ ( talk ) him4 ,he is usually home by
 t5-?irty4 ,i spoke ( x1 "o ev5+1 z hav+
 be5 a /r5u\s day1 & he respond$1 ) a   
*e]fully :imsical smile3 ,?ree s]mons & 
%ook h&s ) n9e hundr$4  ,t ev5+1 z !    
s]vice clos$1 he _h said to !           
congregation3 ,i %all be "h = an h\r4   
,we always h a pleasant "t toge!r aft]  
s]vice4 ,if y are acqua9t$ ) me1 come up
 & %ake h&s4 ,if y are /rang]s--j !     
slighte/ ( pauses--come up & let u make 
an acqua9tance t w la/ = et]nity4 ,i    
rememb] h[ simply & easily ?is 0 said1 9
 8 cle>1 deep voice1 & h[ impressive &  
important x seem$1 & ) :at unexpect$ness
 x came4 ,come & make an acqua9tance t w
 la/ = et]nity6 ,& !re 0 a s]5ity ab\t 8
 way ( say+ ?is :i* w\ld make /rang]s   
?9k--j z he meant !m to ?9k--t he _h    
no?+ :atev] to d b to talk ) !m4 ,ev5 8 
own congregation h1 mo/ ( !m1 little    

conception ( h[ busy a man he is & h[   
preci\s is 8 "t4  ,"o ev5+ la/ ,june--to
 take an ev5+ ( :i* ,i happ5$ to "k--he 
got home f a j\rney ( two hundr$ miles  
at six o'clock1 & aft] d9n] & a slight  
re/ w5t to ! *ur* pray]-meet+1 :i* he l$
 9 8 usual vigor\s way at su* meet+s1   
play+ ! organ & lead+ ! s++1 z well z   
pray+ & talk+4 ,aft] ! pray]-meet+ he   
w5t to two d9n]s 9 succession1 bo? ( !m 
important d9n]s 9 connection ) ! close (
 ! univ]sity ye>1 & at bo? d9n]s he     
spoke4 ,at ! second d9n] he 0 notifi$ ( 
! sudd5 illness ( a memb] ( 8           
congregation1 & in/antly hurri$ to !    
man's home & !nce to ! hospital to :i*  
he _h be5 remov$1 & !re he rema9$ at !  
man's b$side1 or 9 consultation ) !     
physicians1 until "o 9 ! morn+4 ,next   
morn+ he 0 up at sev5 & aga9 at "w4     
,?is "o ?+ ,i d1 is 8 private maxim (   
effici5cy1 & a lit]ali/ might po9t out t
 he does n "o ?+ only1 b a ?\s& ?+s1 n  
gett+ ,conwell's mean+1 :i* is t :atev] 
! ?+ may be :i* he is do+ he lets       

himself ?9k ( no?+ else until x is done4
  ,dr4 ,conwell has a pr(\nd love = !   
c\ntry & p>ticul>ly = ! c\ntry ( 8 own  
y\?4 ,he loves ! w9d t comes sweep+ ov] 
! hills1 he loves ! wide-/ret*+ views f 
! heights & ! =e/ intimacies ( ! ne/l$  
nooks4 ,he loves ! rippl+ /reams1 he    
loves ! wild fl[]s t ne/le 9 seclusion  
or t unexpect$ly pa9t "s m\nta9 mead[ ) 
delight4 ,he loves ! v t\* ( ! e>?1 & he
 loves ! great b>e rocks4  ,he writes   
v]ses at times2 at lea/ he has writt5   
l9es = a few old tunes2 & x int]e/$ me  
greatly to *ance ^u "s l9es ( 8 t       
picture heav5 9 t]ms ( ! ,b]k%ires3     
,! wide-/ret*+ valleys 9 colors s       
fadeless1     ,:]e trees are all        
dea?less & fl[]s e'er bloom4  ,t is     
heav5 9 ! eyes ( a ,new ,engl& hill-man6
 ,n gold5 pavem5t & ivory palaces1 b    
valleys & trees & fl[]s & ! wide sweep (
 ! op54  ,few ?+s please him m ?an to g1
 = example1 blackb]ry+1 & he has a knack
 ( nev] scrat*+ 8 face or 8 f+]s :5 do+ 
s4 ,& he f9ds blackb]ry+1 :e!r he goes  

alone or ) fri5ds1 an extraord9>ily good
 "t = plann+ some?+ he wi%es to d or    
work+ out ! ?\ght ( a s]mon4 ,& fi%+ is 
ev5 bett]1 = 9 fi%+ he f9ds imm5se      
recreation & re/fulness & at ! same "t a
 fur!r opportunity to ?9k & plan4  ,z a 
small boy he wi%$ t he c\ld ?r[ a dam   
across ! tr\t-brook t runs ne> ! little 
,conwell home1 &--z he nev] gives up--he
 f9ally realiz$ ! ambition1 al?\gh x 0  
aft] half a c5tury6 ,& n[ he has a big  
pond1 ?ree-qu>t]s ( a mile long by half 
a mile wide1 ly+ 9 front ( ! h\se1 d[n a
 slope f x--a pond /ock$ ) spl5did      
pick]el4 ,he likes to float ab\t        
re/fully on ?is pond1 ?9k+ or fi%+1 or  
bo?4 ,& on t pond he %[$ me h[ to cat*  
pick]el ev5 "u a blaze ( sunlight6  ,he 
is a tr\t-fi%]1 too1 = x is a tr\t /ream
 t fe$s ?is pond & goes da%+ away f x   
?r\gh ! wild]ness2 & = miles adjo9+ 8   
place a fi%+ club ( weal?y m5 b\ght up !
 rights 9 ?is tr\t /ream1 & !y approa*$ 
him ) a lib]al (f]4 ,b he decl9$ x4 ,i  
rememb]$ :at good times ,i _h :5 ,i 0 a 

boy1 fi%+ up & d[n t /ream1 & ,i c\ldn't
 ?9k ( keep+ ! boys ( ! pres5t day f su*
 a pleasure4 ,s !y may /ill come & fi% =
 tr\t "h4  ,z we walk$ "o day beside ?is
 brook1 he sudd5ly said3 ,did y ev]     
notice t e brook has its own song8 ,i   
%\ld "k ! song ( ?is brook any:]e4  ,x  
w\ld seem z if he lov$ 8 rugg$ native   
c\ntry because x is rugg$ ev5 m ?an     
because x is native6 ,himself s rugg$1 s
 h>dy1 s endur+--! /r5g? ( ! hills is 8 
also4  ,always1 9 8 v appe>ance1 y see  
some?+ ( ?is rugg$ness ( ! hills2 a     
rugg$ness1 a s9c]ity1 a pla9ness1 t m>k 
alike 8 "* & 8 looks4 ,& always "o      
realizes ! /r5g? ( ! man1 ev5 :5 8      
voice1 z x usually is1 is l[4 ,& "o     
increas+ly realizes ! /r5g? :51 on !    
lecture plat=m or 9 ! pulpit or 9       
conv]sation1 he fla%es vividly into     
fire4  ,a big-bon$ man he is1           
/urdy-fram$1 a tall man1 ) broad %\ld]s 
& /rong h&s4 ,8 hair is a deep          
*e/nut-br[n t at fir/ sight seems black4
 ,9 8 e>ly manhood he 0 sup]b 9 looks1 z

 8 pictures %[1 b anxiety & "w & !      
con/ant flight ( ye>s1 ) physical pa91 h
 settl$ 8 face into l9es ( sadness &    
almo/ ( sev]ity1 :i* in/antly vani% :5  
he speaks4 ,& 8 face is illum9$ by      
m>vel\s eyes4  ,he is a lonely man4 ,!  
wife ( 8 e>ly ye>s di$ long1 long ago1  
be=e success _h come1 & %e 0 deeply     
m\rn$1 = %e _h loyally help$ him ?r\gh a
 "t t held mu* ( /ruggle & h>d%ip4 ,he  
m>ri$ aga92 & ?is wife 0 8 loyal        
helpmate = _m ye>s4 ,9 a "t ( special   
/ress1 :5 a defalcation ( sixty-five    
?\s& doll>s ?reat5$ to cru% ,temple     
,college j :5 x 0 gett+ on its feet1 =  
bo? ,temple ,*ur* & ,temple ,college _h 
9 ^? e>ly days buoyantly assum$ heavy   
indebt$ness1 he rais$ e doll> he c\ld by
 sell+ or mortgag+ 8 own possessions1 & 
9 ?is 8 wife1 z he lov+ly rememb]s1 mo/ 
cordially /ood beside him1 al?\gh %e    
knew t if any?+ %\ld happ5 to him !     
f9ancial sacrifice w\ld leave h]        
p5niless4 ,%e di$ aft] ye>s (           
companion%ip2 8 *ildr5 m>ri$ & made     

homes ( _! own2 he is a lonely man4 ,yet
 he is n unhappy1 = ! trem5d\s dem&s ( 8
 trem5d\s "w leave him little "t =      
sadness or retrospect4 ,at times !      
realization comes t he is gett+ old1 t  
fri5ds & comrades h be5 pass+ away1     
leav+ him an old man ) y\ng] fri5ds &   
help]s4 ,b su* realization only makes   
him "w ) an e>ne/ness /ill m int5se1    
kn[+ t ! night come? :5 no man %all "w4 
,deeply religi\s ?\gh he is1 he does n  
=ce religion into conv]sation on ord9>y 
subjects or ^u p :o may n be int]e/$ 9  
x4 ,) him1 x is action & good works1 )  
fai? & belief1 t c\nt1 except :5 talk is
 ! natural1 ! fitt+1 ! necess>y ?+2 :5  
address+ ei!r "o individual or ?\s&s1 he
 talks ) sup]b effectiv5ess4  ,8 s]mons 
are1 x may almo/ lit]ally be said1      
p>able aft] p>able2 al?\gh he himself   
w\ld be ! la/ man to say ?is1 = x w\ld  
s\nd z if he claim$ to model aft] !     
greate/ ( all examples4 ,8 own way (    
putt+ x is t he uses /ories frequ5tly   
because p are m impress$ by illu/rations

 ?an by argum5t4  ,always1 :e!r 9 !     
pulpit or out ( x1 he is simple &       
homelike1 human & unaffect$4 ,if he     
happ5s to see "s "o 9 ! congregation to 
:om he wi%es to speak1 he may j leave 8 
pulpit & walk d[n ! aisle1 :ile ! *oir  
is s++1 & quietly say a few words &     
return4  ,9 ! e>ly days ( 8 m9i/ry1 if  
he he>d ( a poor family 9 imm$iate ne$ (
 food he w\ld be q likely to ga!r a     
basket ( provisions & g p]sonally1 & (f]
 ?is assi/ance & su* o!r z he might f9d 
necess>y :5 he rea*$ ! place4 ,z he     
became kn[n he ceas$ f ?is direct & op5 
me?od ( *>ity1 = he knew t impulsiv5ess 
w\ld be tak5 = int5tional display4 ,b he
 has nev] ceas$ to be ready to help on !
 in/ant t he kn[s help is ne$$4 ,delay &
 l5g?y inve/igation are avoid$ by him :5
 he c be c]ta9 t some?+ imm$iate is     
requir$4 ,& ! ext5t ( 8 quiet *>ity is  
amaz+4 ,) no family = :i* to save money1
 & ) no c>e to put away money = himself1
 he ?9ks only ( money z an in/rum5t =   
helpfulness4 ,i nev] he>d a fri5d       

criticize him except = too great        
op5-h&$ness4  ,i 0 /rongly impress$1    
aft] com+ to "k him1 t he possess$ _m ( 
! qualities t made = ! success ( !      
old-"t di/rict lead]s ( ,new ,york      
,city1 & ,i m5tion$ ?is to him1 & he at 
once respond$ t he _h himself met ,big  
,tim1 ! long-"t lead] ( ! ,sullivans1 & 
_h _h him at 8 h\se1 ,big ,tim hav+ gone
 to ,philadelphia to aid "s h5*man 9    
tr\ble1 & hav+ promptly s\ght ! aid (   
,dr4 ,conwell4 ,& x 0 *>act]i/ic (      
,conwell t he saw1 :at s _m nev] saw1 ! 
mo/ /rik+ *>act]i/ic ( t ,tammany lead]4
 ,=1 ,big ,tim ,sullivan 0 s k9d-he>t$6 
,conwell appreciat$ ! man's political   
unscrupul\sness z well z did 8 enemies1 
b he saw also :at made 8 und]ly+ p[]--8 
k9d-he>t$ness4 ,except t ,sullivan c\ld 
be supremely unscrupul\s1 & t ,conwell  
is supremely scrupul\s1 !re 7 m>k$      
simil>ities 9 ^! ma/]s ov] m52 &        
,conwell possesses1 z ,sullivan         
possess$1 a wond]ful memory = faces &   
names4  ,naturally1 ,russell ,conwell   

/&s /eadily & /rongly = good citiz5%ip4 
,b he nev] talks boa/ful ,am]icanism4   
,he seldom speaks 9 s _m words ( ei!r   
,am]icanism or good citiz5%ip1 b he     
con/antly & sil5tly keeps ! ,am]ican    
flag1 z ! symbol ( good citiz5%ip1 be=e 
8 p4 ,an ,am]ican flag is prom95t 9 8   
*ur*2 an ,am]ican flag is se5 9 8 home2 
a beautiful ,am]ican flag is up at 8    
,b]k%ire place & surm\nts a l(ty t[]    
:]e1 :5 he 0 a boy1 !re /ood a mighty   
tree at ! top ( :i* 0 an eagle's ne/1   
:i* has giv5 him a "n = 8 home1 = he    
t]ms x ,! ,eagle's ,ne/4  ,rememb]+ a   
long /ory t ,i _h read ( 8 climb+ to !  
top ( t tree1 ?\gh x 0 a well-nigh      
impossible feat1 & secur+ ! ne/ by great
 p]sev]ance & d>+1 ,i ask$ him if ! /ory
 7 a true "o4 ,oh1 ,i've he>d some?+    
ab\t x2 somebody said t somebody wat*$  
me1 or some?+ ( ! k9d4 ,b ,i don't      
rememb] any?+ ab\t x myself4  ,any fri5d
 ( 8 is sure to say some?+1 aft] a :ile1
 ab\t 8 det]m9ation1 8 insi/5ce on go+  
ahead ) any?+ on :i* he has really set 8

 he>t4 ,"o ( ! v important ?+s on :i* he
 insi/$1 9 spite ( v great opposition1 &
 especially an opposition f ! o!r *ur*es
 ( 8 d5om9ation 7= ?is 0 a good _m ye>s 
ago1 :5 !re 0 mu* m n>r[ness 9 *ur*es & 
sects ?an !re is at pres5t71 0 ) reg>d  
to do+ away ) close communion4 ,he      
det]m9$ on an op5 communion2 & 8 way (  
putt+ x1 once decid$ ^u1 03 ,my fri5ds1 
x is n = me to invite y to ! table ( !  
,"l4 ,! table ( ! ,"l is op54 ,if y feel
 t y c come to ! table1 x is op5 to y4  
,& ?is is ! =m :i* he /ill uses4  ,he n 
only nev] gives up1 b1 s 8 fri5ds say1  
he nev] =gets a ?+ ^u :i* he has once   
decid$1 & at times1 long aft] !y suppos$
 ! matt] has be5 entirely =gott51 !y    
sudd5ly f9d ,dr4 ,conwell br++ 8 orig9al
 purpose to pass4 ,:5 ,i 0 told ( ?is ,i
 rememb]$ t pick]el-pond 9 ! ,b]k%ires6 
,if he is really set ^u do+ any?+1      
little or big1 adv]se criticism does n  
di/urb 8 s]5ity4 ,"s ye>s ago he began  
we>+ a huge diamond1 ^: size attract$   
mu* criticism & cau/ic comm5t4 ,he nev] 

said a ^w 9 def5se2 he j kept on we>+ ! 
diamond4 ,"o day1 h[ev]1 aft] "s ye>s1  
he took x (f1 & p said1 ,he has li/5$ to
 ! criticism at la/6 ,he smil$          
rem9isc5tly z he told me ab\t ?is1 &    
said3 ,a de> old deacon ( my            
congregation gave me t diamond & ,i did 
n l to hurt 8 feel+s by refus+ x4 ,x    
really bo!r$ me to we> su* a gl>+ big   
?+1 b because ,i didn't want to hurt !  
old deacon's feel+s ,i kept on we>+ x   
until he 0 dead4 ,!n ,i /opp$ we>+ x4   
,! ambition ( ,russell ,conwell is to   
cont9ue work+ & work+ until ! v la/     
mom5t ( 8 life4 ,9 "w he =gets 8        
sadness1 8 lonel9ess1 8 age4 ,& he said 
to me "o day1 ,i w die 9 h>ness4        
,,iv  ,,! ,,/ory ,,( ,,acres ,,(        
,,diamonds   ,consid]+ ev]y?+1 ! mo/    
rem>kable ?+ 9 ,russell ,conwell's      
rem>kable life is 8 lecture1 ,acres (   
,diamonds4 ,t is1 ! lecture itself1 !   
numb] ( times he has deliv]$ x1 :at a   
s\rce ( inspiration x has be5 to        
myriads1 ! money t he has made & is     

mak+1 &1 /ill m1 ! purpose to :i* he    
directs ! money4 ,9 ! circum/ances      
surr\nd+ ,acres ( ,diamonds1 9 its      
trem5d\s success1 9 ! attitude ( m9d    
reveal$ by ! lecture itself & by :at    
,dr4 ,conwell does ) x1 x is illum9ative
 ( 8 "*1 8 aims1 8 ability4  ,! lecture 
is vibrant ) 8 en]gy4 ,x fla%es ) 8     
hopefulness4 ,x is full ( 8 en?usiasm4  
,x is pack$ full ( 8 int5sity4 ,x /&s = 
! possibilities ( success 9 e "o4 ,he   
has deliv]$ x ov] five ?\s& times4 ,!   
dem& = x nev] dim9i%es4 ,! success gr[s 
nev] less4  ,!re is a "t 9 ,russell     
,conwell's y\? ( :i* x is pa9 = him to  
?9k4 ,he told me ( x "o ev5+1 & 8 voice 
sank l[] & l[] z he w5t f> back into !  
pa/4 ,x 0 ( 8 days at ,yale t he spoke1 
= !y 7 days ( suff]+4 ,= he _h n money =
 ,yale1 & 9 work+ = m he endur$ bitt]   
humiliation4 ,x 0 n t ! "w 0 h>d1 =     
,russell ,conwell has always be5 ready =
 h>d "w4 ,x 0 n t !re 7 privations &    
difficulties1 = he has always f\nd      
difficulties only ?+s to ov]come1 &     

endur$ privations ) *e]ful =titude4 ,b x
 0 ! humiliations t he met--! p]sonal   
humiliations t aft] m ?an half a c5tury 
make him suff] 9 rememb]+ !m--yet out ( 
^? humiliations came a m>vel\s result4  
,i det]m9$1 he says1 t :atev] ,i c\ld d 
to make ! way easi] at college = o!r "y 
m5 work+ _! way ,i w\ld d4  ,& s1 _m    
ye>s ago1 he began to devote e doll> t  
he made f ,acres ( ,diamonds to ?is     
def9ite purpose4 ,he has :at may be t]m$
 a wait+-li/4 ,on t li/ are v few cases 
he has look$ into p]sonally4 ,inf9itely 
busy man t he is1 he _c d ext5sive      
p]sonal inve/igation4 ,a l>ge proportion
 ( 8 names come to him f college        
presid5ts :o "k ( /ud5ts 9 _! own       
colleges 9 ne$ ( su* a help+ h&4  ,e    
night1 he said1 :5 ,i ask$ him to tell  
me ab\t x1 :5 my lecture is ov] & ! *eck
 is 9 my h&1 ,i sit d[n 9 my room 9 !   
hotel--:at a lonely picture1 too6--,i   
sit d[n 9 my room 9 ! hotel & subtract f
 ! total sum receiv$ my actual exp5ses =
 t place1 & make out a *eck = ! diff]5ce

 & s5d x to "s "y man on my li/4 ,& ,i  
always s5d ) ! *eck a lett] ( advice &  
helpfulness1 express+ my hope t x w be (
 "s s]vice to him & tell+ him t he is to
 feel "u no obligation except to 8 ,"l4 
,i feel /rongly1 & ,i try to make e "y  
man feel1 t !re mu/ be no s5se (        
obligation to me p]sonally4 ,& ,i tell  
!m t ,i am hop+ to leave beh9d me m5 :o 
w d m "w ?an ,i h done4 ,don't ?9k t ,i 
put 9 too mu* advice1 he add$1 ) a      
smile1 = ,i only try to let !m "k t a   
fri5d is try+ to help !m4  ,8 face      
light$ z he spoke4 ,!re is su* a        
fasc9ation 9 x6 he exclaim$4 ,x is j l a
 gamble6 ,& z soon z ,i h s5t ! lett] & 
cross$ a "n (f my li/1 ,i am aim+ = !   
next "o6  ,& aft] a pause he add$3 ,i d 
n attempt to s5d any "y man en\gh = all 
8 exp5ses4 ,b ,i want to save him f     
bitt]ness1 & ea* *eck w help4 ,&1 too1  
he conclud$1 naively1 9 ! v]nacul>1 ,i  
don't want !m to lay d[n on me6  ,he    
told me t he made x cle> t he did n wi% 
to get returns or reports f ?is bran* ( 

8 life-"w1 = x w\ld take a great deal ( 
"t 9 wat*+ & ?9k+ & 9 ! read+ & writ+ ( 
lett]s4 ,b x is ma9ly1 he w5t on1 t ,i d
 n wi% to hold ov] _! heads ! s5se (    
obligation4  ,:5 ,i sugge/$ t ?is 0     
surely an example ( bread ca/ ^u ! wat]s
 t c\ld n return1 he 0 sil5t = a little 
& !n said1 ?\ghtfully3 ,z "o gets on 9  
ye>s !re is satisfaction 9 do+ a ?+ = ! 
sake ( do+ x4 ,! bread returns 9 ! s5se 
( ef=t made4  ,on a rec5t trip ?r\gh    
,m9nesota he 0 positively upset1 s 8    
secret>y told me1 ?r\gh be+ recogniz$ on
 a tra9 by a "y man :o _h be5 help$     
?r\gh ,acres ( ,diamonds1 & :o1 f9d+ t  
?is 0 really ,dr4 ,conwell1 eag]ly      
br\ght 8 wife to jo9 him 9 mo/ f]v5t    
?anks = 8 assi/ance4 ,bo? ! husb& & 8   
wife 7 s emotionally ov]come t x q      
ov]came ,dr4 ,conwell himself4  ,!      
lecture1 to quote ! noble words ( ,dr4  
,conwell himself1 is design$ to help e  
p]son1 ( ei!r sex1 :o *]i%es ! high     
resolve ( su/a9+ a c>e] ( usefulness &  
honor4 ,x is a lecture ( helpfulness4 ,&

 x is a lecture1 :5 giv5 ) ,conwell's   
voice & face & mann]1 t is full (       
fasc9ation4 ,& yet x is all s simple6   
,x is pack$ full ( inspiration1 (       
sugge/ion1 ( aid4 ,he alt]s x to meet ! 
local circum/ances ( ! ?\s&s ( diff]5t  
places 9 :i* he deliv]s x4 ,b ! base    
rema9s ! same4 ,& ev5 ^? to :om x is an 
old /ory w g to he> him "t aft] "t4 ,x  
amuses him to say t he kn[s individuals 
:o h li/5$ to x tw5ty times4  ,x beg9s )
 a /ory told to ,conwell by an old ,arab
 z ! two j\rney$ toge!r t[>d ,n9eveh1 &1
 z y li/51 y he> ! actual voices & y see
 ! s&s ( ! des]t & ! wav+ palms4 ,!     
lectur]'s voice is s easy1 s ef=tless1 x
 seems s ord9>y & matt]-(-fact--yet !   
entire sc5e is in/antly vital & alive6  
,in/antly ! man has 8 audi5ce "u a sort 
( spell1 eag] to li/51 ready to be m]ry 
or grave4 ,he has ! faculty ( control1 !
 vital quality t makes ! orator4  ,!    
same p w g to he> ?is lecture ov] & ov]1
 & t is ! k9d ( tribute t ,conwell      
likes4 ,i rec5tly he>d him deliv] x 9 8 

own *ur*1 :]e x w\ld naturally be ?\ght 
to be an old /ory1 & :]e1 presumably1   
only a few ( ! fai?ful w\ld g2 b x 0 q  
cle> t all ( 8 *ur* are ! fai?ful1 = x 0
 a l>ge audi5ce t came to li/5 to him2  
h>dly a seat 9 ! great auditorium 0     
vacant4 ,& x %\ld be add$ t1 al?\gh x 0 
9 8 own *ur*1 x 0 n a free lecture1 :]e 
a ?rong might be expect$1 b t ea* "o    
paid a lib]al sum = a seat--& ! pay+ (  
admission is always a practical te/ ( ! 
s9c]ity ( desire to he>4 ,& ! p 7 swept 
along by ! curr5t z if lectur] & lecture
 7 ( novel int]e/4 ,! lecture 9 itself  
is good to read1 b x is only :5 x is    
illum9$ by ,conwell's vivid p]sonality t
 "o und]/&s h[ x influ5ces 9 ! actual   
deliv]y4  ,on t p>ticul> ev5+ he _h     
decid$ to give ! lecture 9 ! same =m z  
:5 he fir/ deliv]$ x _m ye>s ago1 )\t   
any ( ! alt]ations t h come ) "t & *ang+
 localities1 & z he w5t on1 ) ! audi5ce 
rippl+ & bubbl+ ) laught] z usual1 he   
nev] d\bt$ t he 0 giv+ x z he _h giv5 x 
ye>s be=e2 & yet--s up-to-date & alive  

mu/ he necess>ily be1 9 spite ( a       
def9itive ef=t to set himself back--e   
once 9 a :ile he 0 com+ out )           
illu/rations f su* di/9ctly rec5t ?+s z 
! automobile6  ,! la/ "t ,i he>d him 0 !
 #e1abd? "t = ! lecture4 ,doesn't x seem
 incr$ible6 #e1abd times6 ,i notic$ t he
 0 to deliv] x at a little out-(-!-way  
place1 difficult = any consid]able numb]
 to get to1 & ,i wond]$ j h[ mu* ( an   
audi5ce w\ld ga!r & h[ !y w\ld be       
impress$4 ,s ,i w5t ov] f :]e ,i 01 a   
few miles away4 ,! road 0 d>k & ,i      
pictur$ a small audi5ce1 b :5 ,i got !re
 ,i f\nd ! *ur* build+ 9 :i* he 0 to    
deliv] ! lecture _h a seat+ capacity (  
#hcj & t precisely #hcj p 7 already     
seat$ !re & t a fr+e ( o!rs 7 /&+ beh9d4
 ,_m _h come f miles away4 ,yet !       
lecture _h sc>cely1 if at all1 be5      
adv]tis$4 ,b p _h said to "o ano!r3     
,ar5't y go+ to he> ,dr4 ,conwell8 ,& ! 
^w _h ?us be5 pass$ along4  ,i rememb]  
h[ fasc9at+ x 0 to wat* t audi5ce1 = !y 
respond$ s ke5ly & ) su* he>tfelt       

pleasure ?r\gh\t ! entire lecture4 ,& n 
only 7 !y imm5sely pleas$ & amus$ &     
int]e/$--& to a*ieve t at a crossroads  
*ur* 0 9 itself a triumph to be pr\d    
(--b ,i knew t e li/5] 0 giv5 an impulse
 t[>d do+ some?+ = himself & = o!rs1 & t
 ) at lea/ "s ( !m ! impulse w\ld       
mat]ialize 9 acts4 ,ov] & ov] "o        
realizes :at a p[] su* a man wields4  ,&
 :at an unselfi%ness6 ,=1 f> on 9 ye>s z
 he is1 & suff]+ pa91 he does n *op d[n 
8 lecture to a def9ite l5g?2 he does n  
talk = j an h\r or g on grudg+ly = an   
h\r & a half4 ,he sees t ! p are        
fasc9at$ & inspir$1 & he =gets pa91     
ignores "t1 =gets t ! night is late & t 
he has a long j\rney to g to get home1 &
 keeps on g5]\sly = two h\rs6 ,& e "o   
wi%es x 7 f\r4  ,always he talks ) ease 
& sympa?y4 ,!re are g5iality1 composure1
 humor1 simple & homely je/s--yet nev]  
does ! audi5ce =get t he is e mom5t 9   
trem5d\s e>ne/4 ,!y bubble ) responsive 
laught] or are sil5t 9 rivet$ att5tion4 
,a /ir c be se5 to sweep ov] an audi5ce1

 ( e>ne/ness or surprise or amusem5t or 
resolve4 ,:5 he is grave & sob] or f]vid
 ! p feel t he is himself a f]vidly     
e>ne/ man1 & :5 he is tell+ some?+      
humor\s !re is on 8 "p almo/ a repress$ 
*uckle1 a g5ial appreciation ( ! fun (  
x1 n 9 ! lea/ z if he 7 laugh+ at 8 own 
humor1 b z if he & 8 he>]s 7 laugh+     
toge!r at some?+ ( :i* !y 7 all         
humor\sly cognizant4  ,myriad successes 
9 life h come ?r\gh ! direct inspiration
 ( ?is s+le lecture4 ,"o he>s ( s _m t  
!re mu/ be va/ly m t are nev] told4 ,a  
few ( ! mo/ rec5t 7 told me by ,dr4     
,conwell himself1 "o be+ ( a f>m] boy :o
 walk$ a long di/ance to he> him4 ,on 8 
way home1 s ! boy1 n[ a man1 has writt5 
him1 he ?\ght ov] & ov] ( :at he c\ld d 
to advance himself1 & be=e he rea*$ home
 he le>n$ t a tea*] 0 want$ at a c]ta9  
c\ntry s*ool4 ,he knew he did n "k en\gh
 to tea*1 b 0 sure he c\ld le>n1 s he   
bravely ask$ = ! place4 ,& some?+ 9 8   
e>ne/ness made him w9 a tempor>y        
appo9tm5t4 ,!reupon he work$ & /udi$ s  

h>d & s devot$ly1 :ile he daily taught1 
t )9 a few mon?s he 0 regul>ly employ$  
!re4 ,& n[1 says ,conwell1 abruptly1 ) 8
 *>act]i/ic skimm+ ov] ( ! int]m$iate   
details betwe5 ! important beg9n+ ( a ?+
 & ! satisfactory end1 & n[ t "y man is 
"o ( our college presid5ts4  ,& v       
rec5tly a lady came to ,dr4 ,conwell1 ! 
wife ( an exceptionally prom95t man :o 0
 e>n+ a l>ge sal>y1 & %e told him t h]  
husb& 0 s unselfi%ly g5]\s ) money t (t5
 !y 7 almo/ 9 /raits4 ,& %e said !y _h  
b\ght a little f>m z a c\ntry place1    
pay+ only a few hundr$ doll>s = x1 & t  
%e _h said to h]self1 laugh+ly1 aft]    
he>+ ! lecture1 ,!re are no acres (     
diamonds on ?is place6 ,b %e also w5t on
 to tell t %e _h f\nd a spr+ (          
exceptionally f9e wat] !re1 al?\gh 9    
buy+ !y _h sc>cely kn[n ( ! spr+ at all2
 & %e _h be5 s inspir$ by ,conwell t %e 
_h _h ! wat] analyz$ &1 f9d+ t x 0      
rem>kably pure1 _h begun to h x bottl$ &
 sold "u a trade "n z special spr+ wat]4
 ,& %e is mak+ money4 ,& %e also sells  

pure ice f ! pool1 cut 9 w9t]-"t--& all 
because ( ,acres ( ,diamonds6  ,sev]al  
millions ( doll>s1 9 all1 h be5 receiv$ 
by ,russell ,conwell z ! proce$s f ?is  
s+le lecture4 ,su* a fact is almo/      
/agg]+--& x is m /agg]+ to realize :at  
good is done 9 ! _w by ?is man1 :o does 
n e>n = himself1 b uses 8 money 9       
imm$iate helpfulness4 ,& "o c nei!r ?9k 
nor write ) mod]ation :5 x is fur!r     
realiz$ t f> m good ?an c be done       
directly ) money he does by uplift+ &   
inspir+ ) ?is lecture4 ,always 8 he>t is
 ) ! we>y & ! heavy-lad54 ,always he /&s
 = self-bett]m5t4  ,la/ ye>1 #aiad1 he &
 8 "w 7 giv5 unique recognition4 ,= x 0 
kn[n by 8 fri5ds t ?is p>ticul> lecture 
0 approa*+ its five-?\s&? deliv]y1 & !y 
plann$ a celebration ( su* an ev5t 9 !  
hi/ory ( ! mo/ popul> lecture 9 ! _w4   
,dr4 ,conwell agre$ to deliv] x 9 !     
,academy ( ,music1 9 ,philadelphia1 & ! 
build+ 0 pack$ & ! /reets outside 7     
?rong$4 ,! proce$s f all s\rces = t     
five-?\s&? lecture 7 ov] n9e ?\s&       

doll>s4  ,! hold :i* ,russell ,conwell  
has ga9$ on ! affections & respect ( 8  
home city 0 se5 n only 9 ! ?\s&s :o     
/rove to he> him1 b 9 ! prom95t m5 :o   
s]v$ on ! local committee 9 *>ge ( !    
celebration4 ,!re 0 a national          
committee1 too1 & ! nation-wide love t  
he has won1 ! nation-wide appreciation (
 :at he has done & is /ill do+1 0 %[n by
 ! fact t among ! names ( ! notables on 
?is committee 7 ^? ( n9e gov]nors (     
/ates4 ,! ,gov]nor ( ,p5nsylvania 0     
himself pres5t to d ,russell ,conwell   
honor1 & he gave to him a key emblematic
 ( ! ,fre$om ( ! ,/ate4  ,! ,fre$om ( ! 
,/ate--yes2 ?is man1 well ov] sev5ty1   
has won x4 ,! ,fre$om ( ! ,/ate1 !      
,fre$om ( ! ,nation--= ?is man (        
helpfulness1 ?is m>vel\s expon5t ( !    
gospel ( success1 has work$ m>vel\sly = 
! fre$om1 ! bett]m5t1 ! lib]ation1 !    
advancem5t1 ( ! individual4             
,conwell's ,own ,/ory  ,,fifty ,,ye>s   
,,on ,,! ,,lecture ,,plat=m  ,,by       
,,russell ,h4 ,,conwell   ,an           

autobiography6 ,:at an absurd reque/6   
,if all ! conditions 7 favorable1 ! /ory
 ( my public life c\ld n be made        
int]e/+4 ,x does n seem possible t any w
 c>e to read s pla9 & unev5tful a tale4 
,i see no?+ 9 x = boa/+1 nor mu* t c\ld 
be helpful4 ,!n ,i nev] sav$ a scrap (  
pap] int5tionally conc]n+ my "w to :i*  
,i c\ld ref]1 n a book1 n a s]mon1 n a  
lecture1 n a newspap] notice or acc\nt1 
n a magaz9e article1 n "o ( ! k9d       
biographies writt5 f "t to "t by noble  
fri5ds h ,i ev] kept ev5 z a s\v5ir1    
al?\gh "s ( !m may be 9 my libr>y4 ,i h 
ev] felt t ! writ]s conc]n+ my life 7   
too g5]\s & t my own "w 0 too ha/ily    
done4 ,h5ce ,i h no?+ ^u :i* to base an 
autobiographical acc\nt1 except !       
recollections :i* come to an ov]burd5$  
m9d4  ,my g5]al view ( half a c5tury on 
! lecture plat=m br+s to me preci\s &   
beautiful memories1 & fills my s\l )    
dev\t gratitude = ! bless+s & k9dnesses 
:i* h be5 giv5 to me s f> beyond my     
des]ts4 ,s mu* m success has come to my 

h&s ?an ,i ev] expect$2 s mu* m ( good h
 ,i f\nd ?an ev5 y\?'s wilde/ dream     
includ$2 s mu* m effective h be5 my     
weake/ endeavors ?an ,i ev] plann$ or   
hop$--t a biography writt5 tru?fully    
w\ld be mo/ly an acc\nt ( :at m5 & wom5 
h done = me4  ,i h liv$ to see          
accompli%$ f> m ?an my highe/ ambition  
includ$1 & h se5 ! ent]prises ,i h      
und]tak5 ru% by me1 pu%$ on by a ?\s&   
/rong h&s until !y h left me f> beh9d   
!m4 ,! realities are l dreams to me4    
,bless+s on ! lov+ he>ts & noble m9ds :o
 h be5 s will+ to sacrifice = o!rs' good
 & to ?9k only ( :at !y c\ld d1 & nev] (
 :at !y %\ld get6 ,_m ( !m h asc5d$ into
 ! ,%9+ ,l&1 & "h ,i am 9 m9e age gaz+  
up alone1      ,only wait+ till ! %ad[s 
,are a little long] gr[n4  ,fifty ye>s6 
,i 0 a "y man1 n yet ( age1 :5 ,i       
deliv]$ my fir/ plat=m lecture4 ,!      
,civil ,w> ( #ahfa-fe drew on ) all its 
passions1 patriotism1 horrors1 & fe>s1 &
 ,i 0 /udy+ law at ,yale ,univ]sity4 ,i 
_h f *ildhood felt t ,i 0 call$ to !    

m9i/ry4 ,! e>lie/ ev5t ( memory is !    
pray] ( my fa!r at family pray]s 9 !    
little old cottage 9 ! ,hamp%ire highl&s
 ( ! ,b]k%ire ,hills1 call+ on ,god ) a 
sobb+ voice to lead me into "s special  
s]vice = ! ,savi\r4 ,x fill$ me ) awe1  
dread1 & fe>1 & ,i recoil$ f ! ?\ght1   
until ,i det]m9$ to fight aga9/ x ) all 
my p[]4 ,s ,i s\ght = o!r pr(essions & =
 dec5t excuses = be+ any?+ b a prea*]4  
,yet :ile ,i 0 n]v\s & timid be=e !     
class 9 declamation & dread$ to face any
 k9d ( an audi5ce1 ,i felt 9 my s\l a   
/range impulsion t[>d public speak+ :i* 
= ye>s made me mis]able4 ,! w> & !      
public meet+s = recruit+ soldi]s furni%$
 an outlet = my suppress$ s5se ( duty1 &
 my fir/ lecture 0 on ! ,lessons (      
,hi/ory z appli$ to ! campaigns aga9/ ! 
,conf$]acy4  ,t mat*less temp]ance      
orator & lov+ fri5d1 ,john ,b4 ,g\gh1   
introduc$ me to ! little audi5ce 9      
,we/field1 ,massa*usetts1 9 #ahfb4 ,:at 
a fooli% little s*ool-boy spee* x mu/ h 
be56 ,b ,mr4 ,g\gh's k9d words ( praise1

 ! b\quets & ! applause1 made me feel t 
someh[ ! way to public oratory w\ld n be
 s h>d z ,i _h fe>$4  ,f t "t ,i act$ on
 ,mr4 ,g\gh's advice & s\ght practice by
 accept+ almo/ e invitation ,i receiv$  
to speak on any k9d ( a subject4 ,!re 7 
_m sad failures & te>s1 b x 0 a re/ful  
compromise ) my consci5ce conc]n+ !     
m9i/ry1 & x pleas$ my fri5ds4 ,i        
address$ picnics1 ,sunday-s*ools1       
patriotic meet+s1 fun]als1 anniv]s>ies1 
comm5cem5ts1 debates1 cattle-%[s1 &     
sew+-circles )\t p>tiality & )\t price4 
,= ! fir/ five ye>s ! income 0 all      
exp]i5ce4 ,!n volunt>y gifts began to   
come occasionally 9 ! %ape ( a          
jack-knife1 a ham1 a book1 & ! fir/ ca% 
remun]ation 0 f a f>m]s' club1 (        
sev5ty-five c5ts t[>d ! horse hire4 ,x 0
 a curi\s fact t "o memb] ( t club      
aft]w>d mov$ to ,salt ,lake ,city & 0 a 
memb] ( ! committee at ! ,mormon        
,tab]nacle 9 #ahgb :i*1 :5 ,i 0 a       
correspond5t1 on a j\rney ar\nd ! _w1   
employ$ me to lecture on ,m5 ( !        

,m\nta9s 9 ! ,mormon ,tab]nacle1 at a   
fee ( five hundr$ doll>s4  ,:ile ,i 0   
ga9+ practice 9 ! fir/ ye>s ( plat=m "w1
 ,i _h ! good =tune to h pr(itable      
employm5t z a soldi]1 or z a            
correspond5t or lawy]1 or z an editor or
 z a prea*]1 :i* enabl$ me to pay my own
 exp5ses1 & x has be5 seldom 9 ! fifty  
ye>s t ,i h ev] tak5 a fee = my p]sonal 
use4 ,9 ! la/ ?irty-six ye>s ,i h       
d$icat$ solemnly all ! lecture income to
 b5evol5t ent]prises4 ,if ,i am         
antiquat$ en\gh = an autobiography1     
p]haps ,i may be ag$ en\gh to avoid !   
criticism ( be+ an egoti/1 :5 ,i /ate t 
"s ye>s ,i deliv]$ "o lecture1 ,acres ( 
,diamonds1 ov] two hundr$ times ea* ye>1
 at an av]age income ( ab\t "o hundr$ & 
fifty doll>s = ea* lecture4  ,x 0 a     
rem>kable good =tune :i* came to me z a 
lectur] :5 ,mr4 ,james ,r$pa? organiz$ !
 fir/ lecture bureau ev] e/abli%$4 ,mr4 
,r$pa? 0 ! biograph] ( ,john ,br[n (    
,h>p]'s ,f]ry r5[n1 & z ,mr4 ,br[n _h   
be5 long a fri5d ( my fa!r's ,i f\nd    

employm5t1 :ile a /ud5t on vacation1 9  
sell+ t life ( ,john ,br[n4 ,t          
acqua9tance ) ,mr4 ,r$pa? 0 ma9ta9$     
until ,mr4 ,r$pa?'s dea?4 ,to ,g5]al    
,*>les ,h4 ,taylor1 ) :om ,i 0 employ$ =
 a "t z report] = ! ,bo/on ,daily       
,travel]1 ,i 0 indebt$ = _m acts (      
self-sacrific+ fri5d%ip :i* s(t5 my s\l 
z ,i recall !m4 ,he did me ! greate/    
k9dness :5 he sugge/$ my "n to ,mr4     
,r$pa? z "o :o c\ld fill 9 ! vacancies 9
 ! small] t[ns :]e ! great lights c\ld n
 always be secur$4  ,:at a glori\s      
galaxy ( great names t orig9al li/ (    
,r$pa? lectur]s conta9$6 ,h5ry ,w>d     
,bee*]1 ,john ,b4 ,g\gh1 ,s5ator ,*>les 
,sumn]1 ,!odore ,tilton1 ,w5dell        
,phillips1 ,mrs4 ,m>y ,a4 ,liv]more1    
,bay>d ,taylor1 ,ralph ,waldo ,em]son1 )
 _m ( ! great prea*]s1 musicians1 &     
writ]s ( t rem>kable era4 ,ev5 ,dr4     
,holmes1 ,john ,:itti]1 ,h5ry ,w4       
,longfell[1 ,john ,lo?rop ,motley1      
,george ,william ,curtis1 & ,g5]al      
,burnside 7 p]suad$ to appe> "o or m    

times1 al?\gh !y refus$ to receive pay4 
,i _c =get h[ a%am$ ,i felt :5 my "n    
appe>$ 9 ! %ad[ ( su* names1 & h[ sure  
,i 0 t e acqua9tance 0 ridicul+ me beh9d
 my back4 ,mr4 ,bay>d ,taylor1 h[ev]1   
wrote me f ! ,tribune (fice a k9d note  
say+ t he 0 glad to see me on ! road to 
great usefulness4 ,gov]nor ,claffl91 (  
,massa*usetts1 took ! "t to s5d me a    
note ( congratulation4 ,g5]al ,b5jam9   
,f4 ,butl]1 h[ev]1 advis$ me to /ick to 
! la/ & be a good lawy]4  ,! "w (       
lectur+ 0 always a task & a duty4 ,i d n
 feel n[ t ,i ev] s\ght to be an        
ent]ta9]4 ,i am sure ,i w\ld h be5 an   
utt] failure b = ! feel+ t ,i mu/ prea* 
"s gospel tru? 9 my lectures & d at lea/
 t mu* t[>d t ev]-p]si/5t call ( ,god4  
,:5 ,i ent]$ ! m9i/ry 7#ahgi7 ,i _h     
become s associat$ ) ! lecture plat=m 9 
,am]ica & ,engl& t ,i c\ld n feel       
ju/ifi$ 9 ab&on+ s great a field (      
usefulness4  ,! exp]i5ces ( all our     
successful lectur]s are probably ne>ly  
alike4 ,! way is n always smoo?4 ,b !   

h>d roads1 ! poor hotels1 ! late tra9s1 
! cold halls1 ! hot *ur* auditoriums1 ! 
ov]k9dness ( hospitable committees1 & ! 
brok5 h\rs ( sleep are annoyances "o    
soon =gets2 & ! ho/s ( intellig5t faces1
 ! messages ( ?anks1 & ! effects ( !    
e>n+s on ! lives ( "y college m5 c nev] 
cease to be a daily joy4 ,god bless !m  
all4  ,(t5 h ,i be5 ask$ if ,i did n1 9 
fifty ye>s ( travel 9 all sorts (       
conveyances1 meet ) accid5ts4 ,x is a   
m>vel to me t no su* ev5t ev] br\ght me 
h>m4 ,9 a cont9u\s p]iod ( ov]          
tw5ty-sev5 ye>s ,i deliv]$ ab\t two     
lectures 9 e ?ree days1 yet ,i did n    
miss a s+le engagem5t4 ,sometimes ,i _h 
to hire a special tra91 b ,i rea*$ ! t[n
 on "t1 ) only a r>e exception1 & !n ,i 
0 b a few m9utes late4 ,accid5ts h      
prec$$ & foll[$ me on tra9s & boats1 & 7
 sometimes 9 sight1 b ,i 0 pres]v$ )\t  
injury ?r\gh all ! ye>s4 ,9 ! ,john/[n  
flood region ,i saw a bridge g out beh9d
 our tra94 ,i 0 once on a d]elict /eam] 
on ! ,atlantic = tw5ty-six days4 ,at    

ano!r "t a man 0 kill$ 9 ! b]? ( a      
sleep] ,i _h left half an h\r be=e4 ,(t5
 h ,i felt ! tra9 leave ! track1 b no "o
 0 kill$4 ,robb]s h sev]al times ?reat5$
 my life1 b all came out )\t loss to me4
 ,god & man h ev] be5 pati5t ) me4  ,yet
 ?is p]iod ( lectur+ has be51 aft] all1 
a side issue4 ,! ,temple1 & its *ur*1 9 
,philadelphia1 :i*1 :5 its memb]%ip 0   
less ?an ?ree ?\s& memb]s1 = s _m ye>s  
contribut$ ?r\gh its memb]%ip ov] sixty 
?\s& doll>s a ye> = ! uplift ( humanity1
 has made life a cont9ual surprise2 :ile
 ! ,sam>itan ,hospital's amaz+ gr[?1 & !
 ,g>retson ,hospital's disp5s>ies1 h be5
 s cont9ually m9i/]+ to ! sick & poor1 &
 h done su* skilful "w = ! t5s ( ?\s&s  
:o ask = _! help ea* ye>1 t ,i h be5    
made happy :ile away lectur+ by ! feel+ 
t ea* h\r & m9ute !y 7 fai?fully do+    
good4 ,temple ,univ]sity1 :i* 0 f\nd$   
only tw5ty-sev5 ye>s ago1 has already   
s5t out into a high] income & nobl] life
 ne>ly a hundr$ ?\s& "y m5 & wom5 :o    
c\ld n probably h obta9$ an education 9 

any o!r in/itution4 ,! fai?ful1         
self-sacrific+ faculty1 n[ numb]+ two   
hundr$ & fifty-?ree pr(essors1 h done ! 
real "w4 ,= t ,i c claim b little cr$it2
 & ,i m5tion ! ,univ]sity "h only to %[ 
t my fifty ye>s on ! lecture plat=m has 
necess>ily be5 a side l9e ( "w4  ,my    
be/-kn[n lecture1 ,acres ( ,diamonds1 0 
a m]e accid5tal address1 at fir/ giv5   
be=e a reunion ( my old comrades ( !    
,=ty-six? ,massa*usetts ,regim5t1 :i*   
s]v$ 9 ! ,civil ,w> & 9 :i* ,i 0 capta94
 ,i _h no ?\ght ( giv+ ! address aga91 &
 ev5 aft] x began to be call$ = by      
lecture committees ,i did n dream t ,i  
%\ld live to deliv] x1 z ,i n[ h done1  
almo/ five ?\s& times4 ,:at is ! secret 
( its popul>ity8 ,i c\ld nev] expla9 to 
myself or o!rs4 ,i simply "k t ,i always
 attempt to en?use myself on ea*        
occasion ) ! idea t x is a special      
opportunity to d good1 & ,i int]e/      
myself 9 ea* community & apply ! g5]al  
pr9ciples ) local illu/rations4  ,! h&  
:i* n[ holds ?is p5 mu/ 9 ! natural     

c\rse ( ev5ts soon cease to ge/ure on ! 
plat=m1 & x is a s9c]e1 pray]ful hope t 
?is book w g on into ! ye>s do+ increas+
 good = ! aid ( my bro!rs & si/]s 9 !   
human family4      ,,russell ,h4        
,,conwell4      ,s\? ,wor?+ton1 ,mass41 
,septemb] #a1 #aiac4   ,,! ,,end