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And the people were swept along by the current as if lecturer and lecture were of novel interest. AND THE PEOPLE WERE SWEPT ALONG BY THE CURRENT AS IF THE LECTURER AND LECTURE WERE OF NOVEL INTEREST
asy, so effortless, it seems so ordinary and matter-of-fact--yet the entire scene is instantly vital and alive! Instantly the man has his audience under a sort of spell, eager to listen, ready to be merry or grave. He has the faculty of control, the vital quality that makes the orator. The same people will go to hear this lecture over and over, and that is the kind of tribute that Conwell likes. I recently heard him deliver it in his own church, where it would naturally be thought to be an old story, and where, presumably, only a few of the faithful would go; but it was quite clear that all of his church are the faithful, for it was a large audience that came to listen to him; hardly a seat in the great auditorium was vacant. And it should be added that, although it was in his own church, it was not a free lecture, where a throng might be expected, but that each one paid a liberal sum for a seat--and the paying of admission is always a practical test of the sincerity of desire to hear. URER'S VOICE IS SO EASY SO EFFORTLESS IT SEEMS SO ORDINARY AND MATTER OF FACT YET THE ENTIRE SCENE IS INSTANTLY VITAL AND ALIVE INSTANTLY THE MAN AND HIS AUDIENCE UNDER A SORT OF SPELL EAGER TO LISTEN READY TO BE MERRY OR GRAVE HE HAS THE FACULTY OF CONTROL THE VITAL QUALITY THAT MAKES HIM THE ORATOR THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WILL GO AND HEAR THIS LECTURE OVER AND OVER AND THAT IS THE KIND OF TRIBUTE THAT CONWELL LIKES I RECENTLY HEARD HIM DELIVER IT IN HIS OWN CHURCH WHERE IT WOULD NATURALLY BE THOUGHT TO BE AN OLD STORY AND WHERE PRESUMABLY ONLY A FEW OF THE FAITHFUL WOULD GO BUT IT WAS QUITE CLEAR THAT ALL OF HIS CHURCH ARE THE FAITHFUL FOR IT WAS A LARGE AUDIENCE THAT CAME TO LISTEN TO HIM HARDLY A SEAT IN THE GREAT AUDITORIUM WAS VACANT AND IT SHOULD BE ADDED THAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN HIS OWN CHURCH IT WAS NOT A FREE LECTURE WHERE A THRONG MIGHT BE EXPECTED BUT EACH ONE PAID A LIBERAL SUM FOR A SEAT AND HAVING PAID OF ADMISSION IS ALWAYS A PRACTICAL TEST OF THE SINCERITY OF DESIRE TO HEAR
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