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The way is not always smooth. But the hard roads, the poor hotels, the late trains, the cold halls, the hot church auditoriums, the overkindness of hospitable committees, and the broken hours of sleep are annoyances one soon forgets; and the hosts of intelligent faces, the messages of thanks, and the effects of the earnings on the lives of young college men can never cease to be a daily joy. God bless them all. THE WAY IS NOT ALWAYS SMOOTH BUT THE HARD ROADS THE POOR HOTELS THE LATE TRAINS THE COLD HALLS THE HOT CHURCH AUDITORIUMS THE OVER KINDNESS OF HOSPITABLE COMMITTEES THE BROKEN HOURS OF SLEEP ARE ANNOYANCES ONE SOONS FORGETS AND THE HOST OF INTELLIGENT FACES THE MESSAGES OF THANKS AND THE EFFORTS OF THE EARNINGS AND THE LIVES OF YOUNG COLLEGE MEN CAN NEVER CEASE THE DAILY JOY GOD BLESS THEM ALL
p-peared in the shadow of such names, and how sure I was that every acquaintance was ridiculing me behind my back. Mr. Bayard Taylor, however, wrote me from the _Tribune_ office a kind note saying that he was glad to see me “on the road to great usefulness.” Governor Clafflin, of Massachusetts, took the time to send me a note of congratulation. General Benjamin F. Butler, however, advised me to “stick to the last” and be a good lawyer. The work of lecturing was always a task and a duty. I do not feel now that I ever sought to be an entertainer. I am sure I would have been an utter failure but for the feeling that I must preach some gospel truth in my lectures and do at least that much toward that ever-persistent “call of God.” When I entered the ministry (1879) I had become so associated with the lecture platform in America and England that I could not feel justified in abandoning so great a field of usefulness. The experiences of all our successful lecturers are probably nearly alike. LT WHEN MY NAME APPEARED IN THE SHADOW OF SUCH NAMES AND HOW SURE I WAS THAT EVERY ACQUAINTANCE WAS RIDICULING BEHIND MY BACK MISTER BAYARD TAYLOR HOWEVER WROTE ME FROM THE TRIBUNE OFFICE A KIND NOTE SAYING HE WAS GLAD TO SEE ME ON THE ROAD TO GREAT USEFULNESS GOVERNOR CLAFLIN OF MASSACHUSETTS TOOK THE TIME TO SEND ME A NOTE OF CONGRATULATIONS GENERAL BENJAMIN F BUTLER HOWEVER ADVISED ME TO STICK TO THE LAST AND BE A GOOD LAWYER THE WORK OF LECTURING WAS ALWAYS A TASK AND A DUTY I DID NOT FEEL NOW THAT I EVER SOUGHT TO BE AN ENTERTAINER I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN AN UTTER FAILURE BUT FOR THE FEELING THAT I MUST PREACH SOME GOSPEL TRUTH IN MY LECTURES AND AT LEAST THAT MUCH TOWARDS THE EVER PERSISTENT CALL OF GOD WHEN I ENTERED THE MINISTRY EIGHTEEN SEVENTY NINE I HAD BECOME SO ASSOCIATED WITH THE LECTURE PLATFORM IN AMERICA AND ENGLAND THAT I COULD NOT FEEL JUSTIFIED IN ABANDONING SUCH A GREAT FIELD OF USEFULNESS THE EXPERIENCES OF ALL OUR SUCCESSFUL LECTURES ARE PROBABLY NEARLY ALIKE
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