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The "Freedom of the State"  yes; this man, well over seventy, has won it. The Freedom of the State, the Freedom of the Nation  for this man of helpfulness, this marvelous exponent of the gospel of success, has worked marvelously for the freedom, the betterment, the liberation, the advancement, of the individual. THE FREEDOM OF THE STATE YES THIS MAN WELL OVER SEVENTY HAS WON IT THE FREEDOM OF THE STATE THE FREEDOM OF THE NATION FOR THIS MAN OF HELPFULNESS THIS MARVELLOUS EXPONENT OF THE GOSPEL OF SUCCESS HAS WORKED MARVELLY FOR THE FREEDOM THE BETTERMENT THE LIBERATION THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL
th 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. 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. The Governor of Pennsylvania was himself present to do Russell Conwell honor, and he gave to him a key emblematic of the Freedom of the State. PROACHING 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 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 THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA WAS HIMSELF PRESENT TO DO RUSSELL CONWELL HONOR AND HE GAVE HIM A KEY EMBLEMATIC OF THE FREEDOM OF THE STATE
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