Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-06
"AcREs OF DIAMONDS"
Large Audience Greets Rev. conweIi at
Second Lecture of Double Number.

SGCOuu GCClQTO OF 0OuOl0 NuUiUSI.
Many who were present Friday
night to hear The Silver Crown" also
large number who heard Rev. Rus
sell III. Conwell deliver his lecture on
Acres of Diamonds in this city sew
eral years ago, We're numbered among
the audience which practically filled
the downstairs seats and Il fair portion
of the upstairs capacity, Saturday
night. at which time DIR. Conwell again
delivered this one of this favorite lee
lures. He was introduced by Secre-
tary Eellingham, and greeted with
hearty applause.
Acres of Diamonds" is sort of
parable used to illustrate that people
should take advantage of the oppor-
tunities at hand, ins,-ad of seeking: for
4 chance in foreign fields. The fire.
qucnt futileneses of the latter was re-
vealed in number of incidents in real
life used as Illustrations. The speaker
said it was no credit to man to be
poor, and that the easiest way to get
rich Is to do so honestly. While not
upholding the really corrupt rich, he
holds much injustice is done the peo-
Pile who do possess wealth and stated
that rnety-eight out of every hundred
rich men of this country got their
money because they were Intelligent
enterprsing and honest. 1T is a
shame to look down the wey we do up
on the rich. 1t is easv to lie about
Them but don't believe those lies"
said Conwell He does not advocate
maxi ny money for moneys sake. but
for the sake Of the COOL which It's
owner can do with it, in contrast w'fh
the hampered condition resulting from
the lack of it. He says the
principle of sue .essful bus1-
ness and successful Christianity
is the same, to do the most possible
for humanity, which method will bring
the greatest reward along with the
satisfaction it's followers enjoy That
live and let live" is the true principle
of success and equity in the world, and
we must not encourage people to be
poor He said labor unions are mag
nificent institution, but they have two
great faults, one of which is to level
down the man capable of earning the
highest wages per day to level up an
imbecile, and the other to engage ora
tors, whose principal exhortaticn is for
them to remember that all rich men
are thieves, etc. The rich men of to-
day were poor boys fifty years ago,
and never was there such a splendid
opportunity as at present for the poor
est man to successfully compete with
the richest Il he will only keep the
bridge open. Applause frequently
greeted the speakers remarks and a
mong the advice he gave was this, that
no one will get rich on capital alone,
for the moment young man gets more
money than he has grown to in ability
and experience that money becomes a
curse.
OF more immediate interest, however,
were the opportunities, which the
speaker declared existed, to get rich
in Marshalltown. He said the trouble
is, however. that citizens make a mis-
take similar to that of the Iowa far
mers, in sending their best away from
home, in not having confidence enough
here He asked the question, why is
Marshalltown not a greater city, with
and other institutions, with countless
other advantages it does not possess 2
and gave as the solution the fact that
Your own people have talked down
their own city, unconsciously. AS one
avenue of success he told of how the
recognition of certain needs had led
to important inventions, also how 1T
may still do So and closed with the
quotation of two lines which contain
the heart of his thought: He most
lives who thinks most, Who feels mob
lest, and acts best"