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There was a national committee, too, and the nation wide love that he has won, the nation wide appreciation of what he has done and is still doing, was shown by the fact that among the names of the notables on this committee were those of nine governors of states. THERE WAS A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TOO AND A NATION WIDE LOVE THAT HE HAS WON THE NATION WIDE APPRECIATION OF WHAT HE HAS DONE AND IS STILL DOING WAS SHOWN BY THE FACT THAT AMONG THE NAMES OF THE NOTABLES ON THIS COMMITTEE WERE THOSE OF NINE GOVERNORS OF STATES
e with moderation when it is further realized that far more good than can be done directly with money he does by uplifting and inspiring with this lecture. Always his heart is with the weary and the heavy-laden. Always he stands for self-betterment. Last year, 1914, he and his work were given unique recognition. For it was known by his friends that this particular lecture was approaching its five-thousandth delivery, and they planned a celebration of such an event in the history of the most popular lecture in the world. Dr. Conwell agreed to deliver it in the Academy of Music, in Philadelphia, and the building was packed and the streets outside were thronged. The proceeds from all sources for that five-thousandth lecture were over nine thousand dollars. The hold which Russell Conwell has gained on the affections and respect of his home city was seen not only in the thousands who strove to hear him, but in the prominent men who served on the local committee in charge of the celebration.  NOR WRITE WITH MODERATION WHEN IT IS FURTHER REALIZED THAT FAR MORE GOOD THAN CAN BE DONE DIRECTLY WITH MONEY HE DOES BY UPLIFTING AND INSPIRING WITH HIS LECTURE ALWAYS HIS HEART IS WITH THE WEARY AND THE HEAVY LADEN ALWAYS HE STANDS FOR SELF BETTERMENT LAST YEAR NINETEEN FOURTEEN HE AND HIS WORK WERE GIVEN UNIQUE RECOGNITION FOR IT WAS KNOWN BY HIS FRIENDS THAT THIS PARTICULAR LECTURE WAS APPROACHING ITS FIVE THOUSANDTH DELIVERY AND THEY PLANNED A CELEBRATION OF SUCH AN EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE MOST POPULAR LECTURE IN THE WORLD DOCTOR CONWELL AGREED TO DELIVER IT IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE BUILDING WAS PACKED AND THE STREETS OUTSIDE WERE THRONGED THE PROCEEDS FROM ALL SOURCES FOR THAT FIVE THOUSAND LECTURE WERE OVER NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS THE HOLD WHICH CONWELL HAS GAINED ON THE AFFECTIONS AND RESPECT OF HIS HOME CITY WAS SEEN NOT ONLY IN THE THOUSANDS WHO STROVE TO HEAR HIM BUT IN THE PROMINENT MEN WHO SERVED ON THE LOCAL COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE CELEBRATION
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