The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-08
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Lecturer Tells of Its Scope Before Large and Enthusiastic
 Audience.

 of its seating capacity. pr, Conwell kept everyone convulsed with laughter most of the time while telling a wealth lf anecdote and writings connected with Artemus Ward The lecturer was half of each joke as he delivered he qulps and jibes that Artemus Ward had written with an air of seri- ous complacence that brought out the point of each sparkle of wit.
 The lecture was the first of series of public lectures given by the univer- sity extension.
 In connection with the curing pow CTS of laughter, Artemus ward had said There Is lot of good in laughter. There Is no part of the body that does not feel its effects and improve. A good laugh lengthens any mans life. Rheumatism is cured by laughter as It shakes down the chrystals that form the disease. The electric machines used for the same cure act in the same way by vibrations"
 The lecturer told the story of the life oI Artemus Ward, his sayings, jokes, writings for Puck and other publica- tions, his editorial work his sermons, and his diplomatic undertakings in in- terrational affairs.
 In this connection he spoke of Ward in England and how the English could not understand his jokes, so he called on various ones of them the next day to explain the point.
 Continuing on the line of the curable phases of laughter, Dr. Conwell spoke of an incident in which Artemus Ward cured a man of crooked neck by tell ing him joke The joke was Tine Mormons have singular religion but plural wives" This strengthened the neck of the sufferer, and its effect on the people in the hall was largely sim liar
 Laughter could Improve International and social conditions, according to the speaker, and 1t could also provoke litl- gation Artemas Ward bought watch from New London watch com pany which gave him great trouble. In speaking of it, he said, Ut never de- ceived me because I never trusted 1t. He then mentioned the name of the maker A islander suit was brought by the company, but it never came to trial The company claimed that the diffusion the story experienced hurt their business
 As diplomat laughter in the hands Iof Artemus Ward was unexcelled He bombarded hls opponents with jokes Euntll they agreed with his ideas through heJty "Ha-ha's"
 Artemus Ward was sent to England at the time of the Alabama claim This government was on the verge of war with England when America claimed SGCO0o,OO0 for damages done by the English ship Alabama England was going to refuse payment and probably enter into war when Artemus Ward ar rived He made fun of the claim tcll- | Ing many jokes about what the United States intended 10 do with the money one was that every woman in Amer 1 ica was going to buy a set of false |haIr' The laughter over this and oth- CT things like 1t spread even to the ministry of England American ally 1 Napolean III of France was spoken of in the phrase "Napoleon's Dynasty" as "Napoleou's Die Nasty" This spelling l became an English national catch word l and was translated into French Asa i result Of these things England took a more pleasant view of the Alabama claim and war was averted The Lon | don Times. the "Thundered" admitted this. The president of the United States thanked Ward as an ntcrna- toual agent
 Artemus ward frequently amused ! President Lincoln, one of his best i known jokes told Lincoln being ,"I have q servant who Is SO black that a piece of coal leaves a white mark on 1 him"
 ono of the most famous jokes that 1 appeared in Wards magazine the "Epl- leptIc RevewF SO named because 1t appeared In fits, was about little girl saying her prayers Her mother spoke of the angels lowering around and the little girl replied, "Yes and one bit me last night
 Another joke from the same maga a- zine was about boy looking at a pict- ure of Daniel i'm the Lions Den" and beginning to cry, His father inquired the reason and he rcioined, "The poot little lion over fin the corner an't going to get any"
 ArtemuS Ward made bold blows of humor at the English arstocracy that did much to help democracy there.
 In closing Dr. Conwen touched on the sad ending of the life of the great hUmoriSt He had become worry intem- perate and was frequently intoxicated
 He developed tuberculosis and died way to America.
 The lecture was one of the most in. teresting ever held in College street hall Dr. Conwel is among the coun. try's best preachers, orators and au. thors. He Is the president of the Tem. pie college, Philadelphia, president of the Philadelphia Orphans home, ant pastor of the Baptist temple in Phia- delphia,
 Dr. Conwel was ordained to the ministry in 1872 In 1882 he accepted a call from Grace Baptist church ir
 Philadelphia
 Dr, Conwells preaching draws such crowds of listeners that for the past 10 years admission has been obtained only by tickets and thousands are of. ten turned away pr Conwell has been in the lecture field for nearly 40 years and has delivered here and abroad nearly 5000 lectures He was the in- innate associate of Cough, Beecher tongfelow, Whittier, Wendell Phillips and other of Americas g great men, He is today one of the most popular lec- tliNnr. In Ihn L-nnn llt- ana n1nlnnn tln