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I was a young man, not yet of age, when I delivered my first platform lecture. The Civil War of 1861 65 drew on with all its passions, patriotism, horrors, and fears, and I was studying law at Yale University. I had from childhood felt that I was "called to the ministry." I WAS A YOUNG MAN NOT YET OF AGE WHEN I DELIVERED MY FIRST PLATFORM LECTURE THE CIVIL WAR OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE TO SIXTY FIVE DREW ON WITH ALL ITS PASSIONS PATRIOTISMS HORRORS AND FEARS AND I WAS STUDYING LAW AT LEYALE UNIVERSITY I HAD FROM CHILDHOOD FELT THAT I WAS CALLED TO THE MINISTRY
blessings and kindnesses which have been given to me so far beyond my deserts. So much more success has come to my hands than I ever expected; so much more of good have I found than even youth’s wildest dream included; so much more effective have been my weakest endeavors than I ever planned or hoped--that a biography written truthfully would be mostly an account of what men and women have done for me. I have lived to see accomplished far more than my highest ambition included, and have seen the enterprises I have undertaken rush by me, pushed on by a thousand strong hands until they have left me far behind them. The realities are like dreams to me. Blessings on the loving hearts and noble minds who have been so willing to sacrifice for others’ good and to think only of what they could do, and never of what they should get! Many of them have ascended into the Shining Land, and here I am in mine age gazing up alone, _Only waiting till the shadows Are a little longer grown_. Fifty years! ITUDE FOR THE BLESSINGS AND KINDNESS WHICH HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO ME SO FAR BEYOND MY DESERTS SO MUCH MORE SUCCESS HAS COME TO MY HANDS THAN I EVER EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE OF GOOD I HAVE FOUND THAN EVEN YOUTH'S WILDEST DREAMS INCLUDED SO MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE HAVE I BEEN AT MY WEAKEST ENDEAVOURS THAN I EVER PLANNED OR HOPED THAT A BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN TRUTHFULLY WOULD BE MOSTLY AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DONE FOR ME I HAVE LIVED TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED FAR MORE THAN MY HIGHEST AMBITION INCLUDED I HAVE SEEN THE ENTERPRISES I HAVE UNDERTAKEN RUSH BY ME PUSHED ON BY A THOUSAND STRONG HANDS UNTIL THEY HAVE LEFT ME SO FAR BEHIND THEM THE REALITIES ARE LIKE DREAMS TO ME BLESSINGS ON THE LOVING HEARTS AND NOBLE MINDS WHO HAVE BEEN SO WILLING TO SACRIFICE FOR OTHERS GOOD AND TO THINK ONLY OF WHAT THEY COULD DO AND NEVER OF WHAT THEY SHOULD GET MANY OF THEM HAVE ASCENDED INTO THE SHINING LORD AND HERE I AM IN MINE AGE GAZING UP ALONE ONLY WAITING TILL THE SHADOWS ARE LITTLE LONGER GROWN FIFTY YEARS
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