The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-10
Russell H. CONWEtL TO
LECTURE HERE JAN. Is
WILL DELIVER HIS FAMOUS
LECTURE "AcRES OF
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A T c OIL E C E
He Is One Of the Foremost Lee
tlrers Of the Copnfry-Bio-
graphical Sketch.

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Announcement was made yesterday
that Russell H. Conwell. one OF the
in the United States, will deliver his
at the Anderson College on Tuesday
evening. January 26.
Those who have never enjoyed the
privilege OF listening to cne OF Con-
wells lectures should make every
evening he speaks In Anderson. With
reference to the brilliant lecturer. the
following SKI IN will be OF interest:
Russell H. Conwell was born In the
town of Worthington, Hampshire
County, Massachusetts,. February Is,
1S43, and spent his early days upon
Nest" situated in the most sterile
and mountainous portion OF that re-
gion. Very early In his boyhood he
was compelled to earn his own living.
| and, unassisted, secured the position
he now holds as "se,f-made man."
He kept along with his classes In the
district school by studying eybnings,
while working ct manual labor during
oChOOl hOQLbs dhu SdIutu Uy udIIy la-
Dor his meager supply Of food and
clothing while at the Academy in VIII
braham. Mass. In 1850 he entered
together at Yale College, the latter
under tutor. 30 as to economize his
time and reduce his expenses. But
the war interrupted his studies in
1862 and took him to the field as q
ntasr ~ frfo NJ Ir@ ,HA =
served in the artillery branch OF the
| service and as staff officer.
AT the close Of the war he gradu-
bany University and went to MinneBo-
law. In 1851 he represented the State
Of Minnesota as its emigration 60
Germany, and became the foreign cor
| respondent OF his own newspaper. In
1868 he was engaged as the cores
pondent Of the New York Tribune, and
in, the year following as the traveling
correspondent Of .ths Boston Travel
tler. In 1870 he Mnd sent TO the diff
ferent countries iptAAia, by the New,
York Tribune ando Boston Traveller
and made the entire circuit OF the
globe. filing at that time many i'm
1 pOA SAhI iCSSutO Ch6o6O-AAOASo bu
and England. HeY afterwards visited
through the important cities OF that
country. In 1870 he published his
| first book, why and How the Chinese
Emigrate.,' 1t .hHS been followed by
many others of historical and bio.
graphical character. He was friend
| and travelling companion OF Bayord
TAYLOR, and his biography Of that poet
| and traveller had Q very extended sale.
His biography OF Spurgeon reached a
sale of 10000 copies In four months.
For eight years he practiced law in
Boston and gained n great popularity
as a lecturer and writer. In 1879 he
| was ordained To the ministry. In 1882
he accepted cali from Grace 'Bap-
tist church. In Philadelphia, and re-
| moved to that city. The church Of
! -aich he assumed charge at once en-
| tered upon a career OF extraordinary
| prosperity and has become the larg-
est Protestant church In America.
They built temple In 1891 on Rroad
| street. Philadelphia which will aeat
comfortably over 1000 peeple AID has
a capacity OF 4,200. Mr.. Conwell's
i preaching draws such cFoWts of lis
teners, that for ten years admission
has been obtained by. tickets and
thousands are often turned away.
Mr.. Conwell mss been in the lecture
field 81 years. during which; period he
has delivered here and abroad nearly
5000 lectures, Heawas the intimate
| associate with Gopgh. Beecher,
Holmes. Langfollow, Motley. Emer-
son. Everett. whittier, wendell Phil
iips. Grant. Garfield, and othera OF
Americas great men. He is today one
of Americas most popular speakers
and among the lac: 81 the ststa who
made the piatforra bfilliant Gin the