Stuart F. Reed

              1910
MR. FLORAIN ANNOUNCES
STUART F. REED, LL. B., Ph. D.
Secretary of State of West Virginia

STUART F. REED


Senator Reed to Lecture:

I have great pleasure in announcing that I have secured a promise from Hon. Stuart. F. Reed to make a limited number of public addresses along the line of the new awakening for better things in our civilization Mr. Reed is available only when he can respond without interfering with his public duties.  An estimate of his force and power before an audience may be obtained by perusal of the press notices appearing herewith.  I personally appreciate this opportunity to present him to the people.  Every one who can should hear him.

W. C. FLORAIN, State Secretary Y. M. C. A.


From Nat'l Magazine (Boston) (Joe M. Chapple, Editor.)
It is always refreshing to hear Stuart F. Reed speak, because he always has something to say and he says it well.  A thorough student and master of English, no wonder his lectures are popular.  Few young men who have appeared upon the lecture rostrum in recent years have attracted more attention by the sheer force of their oratorial ability to entertain, instruct and inspire an audience.

FEB 18 1914

H. P. HARRISON
L. B. CROTTY
J. P. YOUNG
A. M. WEISKOPF
W. F. McCLURE
ALFRED WILLIAMS
A. M. NEWENS
W. A. COLLEDGE
MUSIGAL BURFAU



THE MAN AND HIS MESSAGE
DR HOLLAND, one of America's most profound thinkers and essayists, has truly said that the public cares little for the speaker or lecturer who has no other place in the world except that which he makes for himself solely as a declaimer or entertainer.

The people prefer to entice, tho temporarily, a man from his arena of achievement.  They seek a message from the man whose career in public life or whose mastery of some important principle has announced him to the State or Nation.  Unfortunately very few men of this kind have the gift of oratory, but when they are so gifted they are live wires.  With a hand on the great pulse of the world, and deeply alive to the throb of its action they speak to humanity with eloquence that grapples, thrills and convinces.


Chicago Inter Ocean.
The speech of Mr. Reed was one among the best of the addresses at the Chicago World's Congress.


The Baltimore Sun.
Stuart F. Reed, Secretary of State of West Virginia, addressed the professors and students in Baltimore City College Auditorium this morning.  He spoke on the value of an education.  His audience was enthusiastic over his talk.


Ashland (Ky.) Independent.
We have had a number of distinguished speakers during the Men's Forward Movement campaign, but none more conversant with his subject or who delighted his audience more than Secretary of State Reed.  A splendid type of vigorous manhood himself he suggested a power for the uplift of mankind.  It was a great meeting in every way.


Wheeling Intelligencer.
ABLE ADDRESS BY MR. REED BEFORE AUDIENCE OF TEN THOUSAND AT THE TABERNACLE.  GREATEST GATHERING OF SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS EVER HELD IN THE STATE.
A feature was the music rendered by a choir of 700 voices.  The meeting was presided over by Dr. Hodges, President of the State University, who introduced as the first speaker of the evening the Secretary of State.  As he stepped upon the platform Secretary Reed was loudly cheered and several times during his address he was interrupted by applause.



Philippi Republican.
For the spellbinder, time has long ago woven a mummy cloth.  Happily Mr. Reed does not belong to that coterie, but with an abundant charm deals in sound logic.  Few men of today possess his ability to clothe blunt facts with such splendor without a hint at gaudy ostentatiousness.  Yesterday he was listened to by two or three thousand people; fifty thousand will read his speech because he is not only a good orator but an eloquent author.


Ravenswood (W. Va.) News.
No one can sit for an hour before such a speaker, and not be a better man and aspire to higher things.  When he returns, as we hope he will, it will be necessary to hold an out-door meeting to accommodate the crowd.


The State Gazette.
The opera house was packed to hear that most talented orator, Hon. Stuart F. Reed.  Point Pleasant will long be grateful for so rare a literary feast.  It was one of the most inspiring to undivided effort the writer has ever heard and is worth a period of college training if applied, as it can be, to every boy and girl privileged to have heard it.


Mingo (W. Va.) Republican.
Hon. Stuart F. Reed is a deep thinker.  His eloquence is not surpassed by the greatest lecturers of the day.  Those who heard him enjoyed a rare treat indeed.  Men and women of education and refinement were delighted with his address and pronounced it the best ever heard in Williamson.  The half has not been said in praise of him, as Mr. Reed held his hearers spellbound for two hours.


Parkersburg (W. Va.) Dispatch-News.
Salem College could have chosen none more worthy than the Hon.  Stuart F. Reed, on whom to confer the degree of doctor of philosophy.  Mr. Reed is the third in the history of the school to receive this degree from Salem.
There is nothing we can say to add one whit to the stature of Secretary Reed as a public man.  As an editor his writings wielded a wide influence.  He served with distinction in the state senate and attracted state-wide compliment.
HE IS ALWAYS .IN DEMAND, FOR HE IS POSSESSED OF THE GIFTS WHICH MAKE ORATORY A DELIGHT TO THE PEOPLE.



Weston (W. Va,) Independent.
The lecture of Hon. Stuart F. Reed, on the subject Man in Action was the climax of the session.  For two hours he held the undivided attentio of the large audience.  It was a feast of practical things, and flights of eloquence peculiar alone to Mr. Reed.


The Lincoln (W. Va.) Monitor.
He had complete control over the great crowd.  The people laughed and cried.  He played upon their emotions and their ambitions were thrilled.  Stuart Reed is a big speaker with a big intellect and the crowd, with possibly one exception, was the largest that ever assembled in Lincoln County.




OPINIONS FROM PRESS AND PEOPLE


Washington Post.
His speech sparkled with eloquence and poesy.


Wellsburg (W. Va.) Herald.
A fine presence, a large command of English and a masterful mind combine in Mr. Reed to make a most interesting lecture.  Superintendent Underwood was fortunate in securing this brilliant man and all felt it a privilege to hear and meet him.


Princeton (W. Va.) Messenger.
His address was weighty with thought and logic, Every sentence scintillated with originality.  He is indeed well worthy his distinguished reputation.


Weston Republican.
He instructed and delighted one of the most intelligent and appreciative audiences.  No more finished lecture has ever been delivered in Weston.


E. G. Rohrbaugh, Principal.
Our people and students are still praising the great address delivered at the Commencement of Glenville State Normal School by Mr. Reed over a year ago.

At Bethany College.

(Extract from President Cramblet's letter to Mr. Reed.)

In behalf of our graduating class, and our people generally, I desire to again thank you for the splendid address which you delivered here on Commencement Day.  On all sides I have heard most complimentary references to the message you brought and your eloquent words.

THOS. E. CRAMBLET, President Bethany College.

Fred Emerson Brooks, (Author.)

New York City.

My, but that was a great speech.  I am more proud of you than ever.  Your star is rising to where the world can see it shine.


Glarksburg (W. Va.) Exponent.
The large crowd of nearly six thousand people was captivated by the address and all pronounced it the greatest ever heard in that town (Shinnston).  He was frequently applauded.



THIS is a questioning age.  It puts all things to the test.  Before people will listen to a man they ask for his credentials.  How has he been received by the public?  What experiences have broadened and disciplined him?  How wide is his knowledge?  What relation does he bear to the great world of ideas?

BRYCE




Greenbrier Baptist.
It was indeed a rare treat commencement day to listen to the Hon.  Stuart F. Reed, Secretary of State of West Virginia.  With beautiful diction and genuine eloquence he spoke of the value of real culture.  It was the general testimony that Alderson Academy never had a finer literary address.


Fayette (W. Va.) Journal.
One of the ablest addresses ever heard in this section of the State—a splendid appeal for all that is good in the nation and the citizenship.


Given Degree of Ph. D.
Hon. Stuart F. Reed was endowed with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Salem College Wednesday.  His address entitled the Task of Science was a gem of oratory.—Logan Banner.


Fairmont West Virginian.
A brilliant writer and a student of public affairs, he gave his newspaper the impress of his talented personality.


Bluefield Telegraph.
Mr. Reed is one of the best equipped men in public life—an orator of note and a writer than whom there is none better in the State.


Huntington (W. Va.) Herald.
Mr. Reed's career has been marked by numerous evidences of a strong personality.  He has employed his unusual talent consistently and conscientiously for the uplifting of standards.  Raised on a farm, he combined brain and brawn in securing an education, all of which has a tendency to develop the great things to which a strong man of Mr. Reed's character is heir.  He stepped into the innermost recesses of public needs through a career in journalism and his work has made his name synonymous with honor and integrity.


Princeton (W. Va.) Republican.
We doubt if there has ever been as able an address delivered here—one which the listeners were given so much to think about.


Huutington Advertiser.
REED HOLDS HIS HEARERS SPELLBOUND.
Eloquent Secretary of State delivers address to organization of traveling men.  His tribute to the American drummer was a wonderful flow of oratory.



Winfield (W. Va.) Irrepressible
Mr. Reed delighted his audience.  It was a masterly appeal in behalf of our public schools.  Many pronounced it the best address ever delivered to the teachers of the county.





HONORABLE STUART F. REED JOURNALIST - ORATOR - STATESMAN

Summing up a Busy Career.

Every year of Mr. Reed's life since he left the old farm has found him a more conspicuous figure in the intellectual, commercial and political life of his environment.  Twice he has declined important foreign appointments tendered him by the President of the United States and twice has been elected premier of his native State.  He is yet comparatively a young man, but has found life a cogent training school through his experiences as student, teacher, collegian, editor, President of the State Press Association, State Senator, President of the Board of Broaddus Classical Institute, State University Regent, Vice-Chairman (W. Va.) Semi-Centennial Commission, Eminent Commander Knights Templars, President of first State Y. M. C. A. Convention, business man and State Official.—G. A. Bolden, State Archivist, Editor Charleston Mail.

Glenville Pathfinder.

The auditorium was crowded to its utmost capacity.  Mr. Reed is a man of commanding and magnetic presence.  His voice is a wonder—music itself.  From the time he began the large audience was completely under the sway of the orator.


Clarksburg Telegram.
His eloquence as a speaker and writer and the public service he has rendered places him in the class of statesman.

Took Audience by Storm.

Speaking of the reception given the several eloquent orators at the big dollar dinner, where over nine hundred guests were seated, in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, the Wheeling Intelligencer says:

Secretary of State Reed took his audience by storm.  * * * When he resumed his seat there was a great demonstration.  The crowd cheered for several minutes.  Efforts to restore quiet were futile and finally Congressman Hubbard arose and requested that Mr. Reed's time be extended.


Cameron (W. Va.) Star-Tribune.
The auditorium was filled to its capacity.  In a brilliant address Mr. Reed traced man through all stages of development.  Though he spoke for an hour and twenty minutes, he had the closest attention throughout—the highest tribute that can be paid a speaker.



HIS style is a graphic blending of facts, humor, philosophy and common sense—instructive, inspirational, entertaining messages for twentieth century audiences.  The Scope, Strength and Purpose of the Republic; Tragedy, Pathos and Grandeur of Man in Achievement; The Age of the Business Man; The Task of Science, Talks on Education,The Bible,The Home.

TRIBUNE PRINTING CO., CHARLESTON, W. VA.



At Baltimore City College.

Mr. Reed delivered a brilliant and scholarly lecture.  He is a man of scholarly attainments —Baltimore American.


Wheeling Register.
Many of us have been moved to admiration of Stuart Reed by his rhetoric and his oratory, little suspecting that he was on such terms of familiarity with the Muse as his verses on The Average Man indicate.  However, it really was but a short step from his picturesque prose to the more imaginative realm of poetry.  * * * This poem is so good we feel sure public praise of it will overcome his diffidence of his talent.


Moundsville Journal.
Aside from his attainments as a scholar and orator, Mr. Reed is a practical statesman.


Jackson (W. Va.) Herald.
Mr. Reed received the most intense attention of all the speakers.  He showed himself at home, whether among authors, farmers, soldiers or statesmen—was apt at humor and superb in speech.


Pittsburg Dispatch.
At the annual banquet of the University Club held at the Schenley last evening, the guest of honor, former Senator S. F. Reed, of W. Va., delivered a most eloquent address.


Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
As a testimonial of their appreciation of his services, the members of the Editorial Association in attendance at the Exposition (Atlanta, Ga.) presented their president, Mr. Reed, a beautifully engraved gold-headed cane.  It was the finest and costliest that could be obtained in Atlanta.