Twenty Years on the Lecture Platform: An Autobiography (Classic Reprint)

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Whenever the spoken words of a man prove to be of value to the world, it is his duty to preserve them in an abiding form, that something more than the memory of his presence and his speech may endure, and that others in after years may benefit by his thoughts and messages, his counsel and cheer.

To me, the work of the preparation of this book has been not only a duty but a pleasure. It has been a joy to live over again the years of my struggle toward the achievement of my hopes and purposes. At this remote distance of time, the rough ways I have followed seem to have been smooth; dark days seem bright; every despair a hope, every disappointment a realization, and every sadness and rebuke a blessing.

May I commend the lessons of my brief Autobiography to the young?

The lecture which appears complete in this volume, "The Sunny Side of Life," has been delivered nearly one thousand times, in all parts of America; more than a half million of people have listened to it with never failing delight and have been inspired and strengthened by its spirit of contentment, hope and faith.

The book is submitted for the consideration of my friends everywhere, with the hope that it may find gracious acceptance, and continue an ever-present help, an uplift and a blessing.

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