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I have before me a list of his engagements for the summer weeks of this year, 1915, and I shall set it down because it will specifically show, far more clearly than general statements, the kind of work he does. The list is the itinerary of his vacation. I HAVE BEFORE ME A LIST OF HIS ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE SUMMER WEEKS OF THE YEAR NINETEEN FIFTEEN AND I SHALL SET IT DOWN BECAUSE IT WILL SPECIFICALLY SHOW FAR MORE CLEARLY THAN THE GENERAL STATEMENTS OF THE KIND OF WORK HE DOES THE LIST IS THE ITINERY OF HIS VACATION
ng of rest. I think it almost certain that Dr. Conwell has never spoken to any one of what, to me, is the finest point of his lecture-work, and that is that he still goes gladly and for small fees to the small towns that are never visited by other men of great reputation. He knows that it is the little places, the out-of-the-way places, the submerged places, that most need a pleasure and a stimulus, and he still goes out, man of well over seventy that he is, to tiny towns in distant states, heedless of the discomforts of traveling, of the poor little hotels that seldom have visitors, of the oftentimes hopeless cooking and the uncleanliness, of the hardships and the discomforts, of the unventilated and overheated or underheated halls. He does not think of claiming the relaxation earned by a lifetime of labor, or, if he ever does, the thought of the sword of John Ring restores instantly his fervid earnestness. How he does it, how he can possibly keep it up, is the greatest marvel of all. R KNOWN THE MEANING OF REST I THINK IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT DOCTOR CONWELL HAS NEVER SPOKEN TO ANY ONE OF WHAT TO ME IS THE FINEST POINT OF HIS LECTURE WORK AND THAT IS THAT HE STILL GOES GLADLY AND FOR SMALL FEES TO THE SMALL TOWNS THAT ARE NEVER VISITED BY OTHER MEN OF GREAT REPUTATION HE KNOWS THAT IT IS THE LITTLE PLACES THE OUT OF WAY PLACES THE SUBMERGED PLACES THAT MOST NEED THE PLEASURE AND A STIMULUS AND HE STILL GOES OUT MEN OF WELL OVER SEVENTY THAT HE IS TO TINY TOWNS IN DISTANT STATES HEEDLESS OF THE DISCOMFORTS OF TRAVELLING OF THE POOR LITTLE HOTELS THAT SELDOM HAVE VISITORS OF THE OFTENTIMES HOPELESS COOKING AND THE UNCLEANNESS OF THE HARDSHIP AND DISCOMFORTS OF THE UNVENTILATED AND OVERHEATED OR UNDERHEATED HALLS HE DOES NOT THINK OF CLAIMING THE RELAXATION EARNED BY A LIFETIME OF LABOR OR IF HE EVER DOES THE THOUGHT OF THE SWORD OF JOHN RING RESTORES INSTANTLY TO HIS FEVERED EARNESTNESS HOW HE DOES IT HOW HE CAN POSSIBLY KEEP UP IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MARVELS OF ALL
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