Praying for Money
Russell H. Conwell, the electrifying Baptist minister who founded Temple University and delivered his legendary 'Acres of Diamonds' lecture to over six thousand people, here offers a radical proposition: prayer is not passive surrender but active engagement with divine possibility. Drawing on countless testimonies of men and women who brought their financial desperation to God and found unexpected provision, Conwell builds a case for what he calls 'spiritual economics', the idea that the same faith which moves mountains can also pay debts, launch businesses, and transform穷困潦倒的处境。 He challenges the false dichotomy between sacred and material, arguing that God cares about your rent, your debts, and your dreams of a better life. The book blends_conviction with practical wisdom: sincere prayer paired with purposeful action invites divine partnership in solving earthly problems. Whether you approach it as historical artifact, spiritual practice, or cultural curiosity, Praying for Money captures a particular American optimism about faith and fortune that still resonates with readers seeking permission to want more from life, and from God.
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“Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.””
— Russell H. Conwell
“Begin where you are and what you are.””
— Russell H. Conwell
“Abraham Lincoln's principle for greatness can be adopted by nearly all. This was his rule: Whatsoever he had to do at all, he put his whole mind into it and held it all there until that was all done.””
— Russell H. Conwell
“It is easy to raise a laugh, but dangerous, for it is the greatest test of an orator's control of his audience to be able to land them again on the solid earth of sober thinking.””
— Russell H. Conwell
“True greatness is often unrecognized.””
— Russell H. Conwell
“You cannot trust a man with your money who cannot take care of his own.””
— Russell H. Conwell
“Do you ever see a man who struts around altogether too large to notice an ordinary working mechanic? Do you think he is great? He is nothing but a puffed-up balloon, held down by his big feet. There is no greatness there.””
— Russell H. Conwell
“It was chartered in 1888, at which time its numbers had reached almost six hundred, and it has ever since had a constant flood of applicants. "It has demonstrated," as Dr. Conwell puts it, "that those who work for a living have time for study." And he, though he does not himself add this, has given the opportunity. He feels especial pride in the features by which lectures and recitations are held at practically any hour which best suits the convenience of the students. If any ten students join in a request for any hour from nine in the morning to ten at night a class is arranged for them, to meet that request! This involves the necessity for a much larger number of professors and teachers than would otherwise be necessary, but that is deemed a slight consideration in comparison with the immense good done by meeting the needs of workers. Also President Conwell”
— Russell H. Conwell
“If the great men in America took our offices, we would change to an empire in the next ten years.””
— Russell H. Conwell
