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Russell Conwell

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Russell Herman Conwell (February 15, 1843 – December 6, 1925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. [1]

41 relations: A People's History of the United States, Albany Law School, American Civil War, Baptists, Charles Ezra Beury, Chautauqua, Diphtheria, Fresco, George Mason University, Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary, Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Howard Zinn, James A. Garfield, James B. McPherson, Kinston, North Carolina, Lesson of the widow's mite, Lexington, Massachusetts, Magnet school, Massachusetts, Minister (Christianity), Minneapolis, New Thought, Newport Barracks, North Carolina, Penny, Philadelphia, Project Gutenberg, Rutherford B. Hayes, Seating capacity, Sermon, South Worthington Historic District, Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, Temple University, The Public Ledger, Ulysses S. Grant, Union Army, United States Constitution, Wenham, Massachusetts, Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy, Worthington, Massachusetts, Yale University, Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour.

A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States is a 1980 non-fiction book by American historian and political scientist Howard Zinn.

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Albany Law School

Albany Law School is a private, independent, American Bar Association-accredited law school founded in 1851 in Albany, New York making it the oldest law school in New York.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Baptists

Baptists are Christians distinguished by baptizing professing believers only (believer's baptism, as opposed to infant baptism), and doing so by complete immersion (as opposed to affusion or sprinkling).

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Charles Ezra Beury

Charles Ezra Beury (pronounced "Berry"; August 13, 1879 – March 9, 1953) was the second president of Temple University from 1925 to 1941.

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Chautauqua

Chautauqua was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Diphtheria

Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

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Fresco

Fresco (plural frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or wet lime plaster.

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George Mason University

George Mason University (GMU, Mason, or George Mason) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia.

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Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary

Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) is an evangelical seminary whose main campus is based in Hamilton, Massachusetts with three other campuses in Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Jacksonville, Florida.

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Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia

Grace Baptist Church is the legal name of Grace Baptist Temple, an American Baptist congregation founded in North Philadelphia in 1874.

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Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, and social activist.

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James A. Garfield

James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his assassination later that year.

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James B. McPherson

James Birdseye McPherson (November 14, 1828 – July 22, 1864) was a career United States Army officer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Kinston, North Carolina

Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States.

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Lesson of the widow's mite

The Lesson of the widow's mite is presented in the Synoptic Gospels, in which Jesus is teaching at the Temple in Jerusalem.

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Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Magnet school

In the U.S. education system, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Minister (Christianity)

In Christianity, a minister is a person authorized by a church, or other religious organization, to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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New Thought

The New Thought movement (also "Higher Thought") is a religious movement which developed in the United States in the 19th century, considered by many to have been derived from the unpublished writings of Phineas Quimby.

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Newport Barracks, North Carolina

Newport Barracks, North Carolina were located near the town of Shepherdsville (now Newport, North Carolina), near the site of an early defensive fortification built in the 1830s.

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Penny

A penny is a coin (. pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks".

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Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States from 1877 to 1881, an American congressman, and governor of Ohio.

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Seating capacity

Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law.

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Sermon

A sermon is an oration, lecture, or talk by a member of a religious institution or clergy.

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South Worthington Historic District

The South Worthington Historic District is a historic district encompassing the formerly industrial, but now rural, village of South Worthington, Massachusetts.

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Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission

Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission (SBRM), founded in 1878, is the third oldest running rescue mission in the United States.

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Temple University

Temple University (Temple or TU) is a state-related research university located in the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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The Public Ledger

The Public Ledger is one of the world's longest continuously running magazines.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier and statesman who served as Commanding General of the Army and the 18th President of the United States, the highest positions in the military and the government of the United States.

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.

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United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.

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Wenham, Massachusetts

Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy

Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy was one of the oldest educational institutions of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Worthington, Massachusetts

Worthington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour

The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor is a nondenominational evangelical society founded in Portland, Maine, in 1881 by Francis Edward Clark.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Conwell

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