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The hand which now holds this pen must in the natural course of events soon cease to gesture on the platform, and it is a sincere, prayerful hope that this book will go on into the years doing increasing good for the aid of my brothers and sisters in the human family. THE HANDS WHICH NOW HOLDS THIS PEN MUST IN THE NATURAL COURSE OF EVENTS SOON CEASE TO GESTURE ON THE PLATFORM AND IT IS A SINCERE AND PRAYERFUL HOPE THAT THIS BOOK WILL GO ON INTO THE YEARS INCREASING THE GOOD FOR THE AID OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE HUMAN FAMILY
 now numbering two hundred and fifty-three professors, have done the real work. For that I can claim but little credit; and I mention the University here only to show that my “fifty years on the lecture platform” has necessarily been a side line of work. My best-known lecture, “Acres of Diamonds,” was a mere accidental address, at first given before a reunion of my old comrades of the Forty-sixth Massachusetts Regiment, which served in the Civil War and in which I was captain. I had no thought of giving the address again, and even after it began to be called for by lecture committees I did not dream that I should live to deliver it, as I now have done, almost five thousand times. “What is the secret of its popularity?” I could never explain to myself or others. I simply know that I always attempt to enthuse myself on each occasion with the idea that it is a special opportunity to do good, and I interest myself in each community and apply the general principles with local illustrations.  FAITHFUL SELF SACRIFICING FACULTY NOW NUMBERING TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE PROFESSORS HAVE DONE THE REAL WORK FOR I CAN CLAIM BUT LITTLE CREDIT AND I MENTION THE UNIVERSITY HERE ONLY TO SHOW THAT MY FIFTY YEARS ON THE LECTURE PLATFORM HAS NECESSARILY BEEN A SIDE LINE OF WORK MY BEST KNOWN LECTURE ACRES OF DIAMONDS WAS A MERE ACCIDENTAL ADDRESS FIRST GIVEN BEFORE A REUNION OF MY OLD COMRADES AT THE FIFTY SIXTH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT WHICH SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR AND WHICH I WAS CAPTAIN I HAD NO THOUGHT OF GIVING THE ADDRESS AGAIN AND EVEN AFTER IT BEGAN TO BE CALLED FOR BY LECTURE COMMITTEES I DID NOT DREAM THAT I SHOULD LIVE TO DELIVER IT NOW AS I HAVE DONE ALMOST FIVE THOUSAND TIMES WHAT IS THE SECRET OF ITS POPULARITY I COULD NEVER EXPLAIN TO MYSELF OR OTHERS I SIMPLY KNOW THAT I ALWAYS ATTEMPTS TO ENTHUSE MYSELF ON EACH OCCASION AND THE IDEA THAT IT IS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO DO GOOD AND I INTEREST MYSELF IN EACH COMMUNITY AND APPLY THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES WITH LOCAL ILLUSTRATIONS
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