The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-10
Russell \. CONWELL TO
LECTURE HERE JAN. 25
WILL DELIVER HIS FAMOUS
LECTURE "ACRES OF
DIAMONDS"
A T c OL L E G E
He 10 One Of the Foremost Lee.
-turefs of the Countrywide.
graphieai Sketch.
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Announcement was made Yesterday
that Russell 81. Conwell. one OF the
most brilliant and eloquent lecturers
in the United States, will deliver his
famous lecture. Acres OF Diamonds"
at the Anderson College on Tuesday
evening, January %.
Those who have never enjoyed the
privilege of listening u one OF Con-
wells lectures should make avery
possible sacrifice 10 hear him on the
evening he speaks In Anderson. With
reference to the brilliant lecturer. the
following sketch will be OF Interest:
Russell II. Conwell was born In the
town of Worthington. Hampshire
County. Massachusetts. February IL,
lSf3. and spent his early days upon
a small farm, known as THE Eagles
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 'self-made man"
He kept along with his classes In the
district school by studying eNanings.
while working at manual labor during
school hours. and earned by daily In
Dor his meager supply of food and
clothing while at the Academy III vii
hi Mass. In 1860 he entered
MO g law and academic courses
tee e,h.r ut Yale College. tho latter
under tutor. 80 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
captain OF infantry. He afterward
served In the artillery branch OF the
service and as q .staff officer
At the close OF the war he gradu-
ated in The law department of the AL
bany University aud went to 3finneso,
ia. where he began, she practice OF
law. In 1857 he represented, the State
Of Minnesota as, It's emigration to
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 tile travelling
correspondent ofslthe Boston Travel
ler. In 1870 he was seutt to the iif-
feTent: countries ilS Asia, by Efhe, New
York Tribune, and,aBostoR Traveller
and made the entire circuit OF the
globe. filing at that time many Inn
poFtant lecture engagements In India
and England. He afterwards visited
England exclusively on lecture tour
through the important cities OF TINT
country. In 1870 he published his
first book why and How the Chinese
Emigrate." : II faa Sbeer followed by
nifshy otber5 os = Historical: aaa bio
graphical. character He was a friend
and travelling companion OF Bayord
TAYLOR, and his biography Of that poet
aud traveller had very cxtended sale.
His biography of ;SpnFgeon reached Il
sale OF 125,000. copies In four months.
For eight. wears he practiced law In
Boston and gained n. great popularity
IS q lecturer and writer. In, 1879 no
was ordained TO the ministry. In 1882
he accepted ca1f from Grace 30 o.
tist church In Philadelphia, aud re-
moved TO that city. The church of
which he assumed charge at once on
tered upon n career OF extraordinary
prosperity and has, become the larg-
ost Protestant church In America
They built templesin 1891 on Broad
street. Philadelphia. which will seat
comfortably. aver 3.00al people' and has
u capacity of AGO., Mr. Conweli's
preaching draws such crowds of lis
tenera that for ten veafs admission
has been obtained lIFii "ticlstts and
thousands are often turned away.
Mr.. Conwell has been In tile lecture
field 81 years. during which period he
has delivered here and abroad nearly
5000 lectures He was the Intimate
associate with ,SGoQgit. ,Beecher,
Holmes. Lnngfelio1, AIotiey. Emer.
sen. Everett. 7whitdSps Wendell Phil.
lips, Grant. Garfieyd, and others OF
Americas great neii.S Ito IS today one
OF Americas most popular speakers
and among the. last Of the stare who
made the platform brilliant In the
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