THE WEALTH OF FRIENDSHIP Compiled by Wallace and Frances Rice With a Homily on Friendship by the Rev. F.W. Gunsaulus, D.D.

THE WEALTH OF FRIENDSHIP Compiled by Wallace and Frances Rice With a Homily on Friendship by the Rev. F.W. Gunsaulus, D.D. Chicago Brewer, Barse & Company MCMIX Copyright 1909 By BREWER, BARSE & CO.

"To All Friendly Folk Who Know the Value of a Smile That Their Number May Increase"

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LANGUAGE: English
CATEGORY: Motivational
COVER: Hardback
PAGES: 210pp.
SUBJECTS: History / General / Friendship
DIMENSIONS: 5.25 inches Wide by 8 inches Tall by 2.5 mm Thick
SPINE: Tightly bound in light blue cloth with title, author and publisher in gilt
PUBLISHER: Brewer, Barse and Company, Chicago
PUBLISHED: 1909
EDITION: Rare First Edition
AUTHORS: Rice, W. and F.V. Rice
CONDITION: Near Fine

About Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus: He was a noted preacher, educator, pastor, author, and humanitarian famous for his Million Dollar Sermon which led Phillip Danforth Armour to donate money to found the Armour Institute of Technology (now Illinois Institute of Technology) where he was named as the Institute's first president in 1893, serving for the first 27 years, until his death on March 17, 1921. Gunsaulus lived in Chicago for 34 years where he was pastor of Plymouth Church (1887–99) and Central Church from 1899 until two years before his death. Often called Chicago's "First Citizen," he was a prominent figure in Chicago’s social, educational, and civic improvements. His extraordinary energy, masterful oratory skills, and intellectual talents influenced the city’s spiritual, educational, cultural, and civic development for decades. Gunsaulus is the author of fifteen books dealing with a variety of topics including poetry, music, history and Christianity as well as numerous contributions to periodicals. He was also editor-in-chief for technical books published for the American School of Correspondence at Armour Institute of Technology.