The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-10
Noted Lecturer at
Baptist Church on
Friday, Jan. 2Ist

been fortunate in securing for an al
dress on Friday evening. Jan. 81. one
OF the greatest lecturers on the pub
lie platform. Russell f. Conwell. who
viii deliver his famed lecture. Acres
OF Diamonds which he has deliv-
cred more than 5000 times.
The lecture that has harnessed riv-
ers. caused villages to grow into cities
established colleges and schools. am
inspired thousands OF discouraged men
aud women To do something for the
good Of humanity. thus finding happi-
ness and property. literally in their
own back Yards. Acres OF nia-
mouds has been delivered over 5.S0e
times. and the proceeds have realized
nearly five million dollars to their
disroverer. The entire amount over
and above expenses has been devoted
to the education of students in the
icollege grades. Over three thousand
Young men and women have been as
sisted in their education by DIR. Con
well during the last 50 years.
Russell H. Conwell was born in
South Worthington. Mass. Feb Is
s1S43 He attended wilhraham aeade-
my In 1860 he entered Yale univer-
sity: in order TO economize his time
he took the Law and academic courses
together He earned his expenses 10y
daily labor during his attendance upon
both schools. In 1862 he enlisted a.
ieaptaiu OF infantry in the Civil Wal
and served through the entire war
Al the close of the war he gradu.
atel from the law department Of til,
Aibanv university. Shortly after Ii,
fmoved 10 Minnesota. There he prac
3tieed law and edited newspaper. II
/ 1857 he represented the state Of Min
lnesota as immisrs:iou agent TO Ger
many. and became the foreign cor
respondent OF his own new spaper Il
1868 he became correspondent 70
tile New York Tribune. aud in 1Set
the travelling correspondent OF tn
Boston Traveller Ia 1870 he VAS sen
by these papers TO foreign countric
aud made the entire circuit OF til
globe. giving many lectures ii lndii
land England lie afterwards visite,
England exclusively on lecture tom
In 1870 he publishel his first book
Why and How the Chinese Emi
CRATE II has been followed hy
number Of others. one being the bio
erapby Of Charles Fl. Sturgeon. whiy
reached sale OF $4,000 copies ia lou
months.
I Upon his return to this country d
lConweil praetced law in Boston 70
ieisht year IL 1879 lie was ordaine
10 the Baptist ministry, accepting
feharge in Lexington, Mass. Fror
there he was called to the Grace Bap
st church OF Philadelphia The &c
iifre membership numbered less tina
.oae hundred when he came but slae
ty Couwell has been pastor of til
burch it has grown TO "a memhershi
of about 3.a0o and has bull the Bap
tfst Temple Broad ara BerkS street
) The Baptist Temple has a SAT- z ca
faciiy of opera chairs Of BIZ. o.
Isl this work has grown tie Temn
university enrolling al present. year!
1000 students
Both as lecturer md writer +
conwell has been associated With an
) known Intimately some of the cour
rvs greatest man. incluais Gous
Z Beccher Whittier Longfe!low Ba,
lr TAYLOR Holmes. Mende. Philip
Garfeld Blaife, Emerson. Grant "a
many others Iii his travels abao,
he met Gladstone Gariba!di Tenn
SON Dickens. Ruskin ard ether EN-
aent statesmen. writer's and publ
s men.
, pr. CoaweH today is Americas mo
popular speaker both in the pulpit Al
i On the lecture platform He brini
I to his hearers a rich harvest of he
i and inspiration cleared from his yea
! ia the. service Of humanity.
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