South Worthington, Mass.,
September 1, 1913.
[Footnote 1: This is the most recent and complete form of the lecture.
It happened to be delivered in Philadelphia, Dr. Conwell’s home city.
When he says “right here in Philadelphia,” he means the home city, town,
or village of every reader of this book, just as he would use the name
of it if delivering the lecture there, instead of doing it through the
pages which follow.]
[Footnote 2: _Dr. Conwell was living, and actively at work, when
these pages were written. It is, therefore, a much truer picture of his
personality than anything written in the past tense_.]
[Footnote 3: _This interview took place at the old Conwell farm in the
summer of 1915_.]