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Dr. Conwell agreed to deliver it in the Academy of Music, in Philadelphia, and the building was packed and the streets outside were thronged. DOCTOR CONWELL AGREED TO DELIVER IT IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE BUILDING WAS PACKED AND THE STREETS OUTSIDE WERE THRONGED
ater. And she is making money. And she also sells pure ice from the pool, cut in winter-time and all because of “Acres of Diamonds”! Several millions of dollars, in all, have been received by Russell Conwell as the proceeds from this single lecture. Such a fact is almost staggering--and it is more staggering to realize what good is done in the world by this man, who does not earn for himself, but uses his money in immediate helpfulness. And one can neither think nor write with moderation when it is further realized that far more good than can be done directly with money he does by uplifting and inspiring with this lecture. Always his heart is with the weary and the heavy-laden. Always he stands for self-betterment. Last year, 1914, he and his work were given unique recognition. For it was known by his friends that this particular lecture was approaching its five-thousandth delivery, and they planned a celebration of such an event in the history of the most popular lecture in the world. ME A SPECIAL SPRING WATER SHE IS MAKING MONEY AND SHE ALSO SELLS PURE ICE FROM THE POOL CUT IN WINTER TIME ALL BECAUSE OF ACRES OF DIAMONDS SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS IN ALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY BRUSSEL CONWELL AS HIS PROCEEDS FROM THIS SINGLE LECTURE SUCH A FACT IS ALMOST STAGGERING AND IT IS MORE STAGGERING TO REALIZE WHAT GOOD IS DONE IN THE WORLD BY THIS MAN WHO DOES NOT EARN FOR HIMSELF BUT USES THE MONEY IN IMMEDIATE HELPFULNESS AND ONE CAN NEITHER THINK NOR WRITE WITH MODERATION WHEN IT IS FURTHER REALIZED THAT FAR MORE GOOD THAN CAN BE DONE DIRECTLY WITH MONEY HE DOES BY UPLIFTING AND INSPIRING WITH HIS LECTURE ALWAYS HIS HEART IS WITH THE WEARY AND THE HEAVY LADEN ALWAYS HE STANDS FOR SELF BETTERMENT LAST YEAR NINETEEN FOURTEEN HE AND HIS WORK WERE GIVEN UNIQUE RECOGNITION FOR IT WAS KNOWN BY HIS FRIENDS THAT THIS PARTICULAR LECTURE WAS APPROACHING ITS FIVE THOUSANDTH DELIVERY AND THEY PLANNED A CELEBRATION OF SUCH AN EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE MOST POPULAR LECTURE IN THE WORLD
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