Wesley A. Hunsberger

              DR. WESLEY A. HUNSBERGER
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE FORUM, NEW YORK CITY


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WESLEY A. HUNSBERGER
THE widely known lecturer, Dr. Hunsberger, formerly of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., but now of The International Peace Forum, of New York City, is by birth and education from the Middle West, where he is widely known as an eminent preacher, orator, lecturer and rarely gifted entertainer.  He is a man of impressive personality, splendid physique, cultured intellect, engaging manners and of fluent and scholarly address.  His lectures are at once instructive and entertaining.  His rich fund of wit, information and overflowing good humor make him a general favorite wherever he goes.  In his descriptive lectures he has the rare faculty of carrying his auditors with him, so that they see in vivid fashion what he has seen in travel.  To hear him once is to desire to hear him again and again.  No course of lectures or entertainments should be regarded as complete without him.



SUBJECTS

Literary and Popular

1.
The Passing of War.
2.
The Man for the Hour.
3.
A Square Deal for Eve and Her Daughters.
4.
The Misinterpreted Socialist, by a Non-Socialist.
5.
The Men of the Blue.  Decoration and Old Soldiers' Days.
6.
John Quincy Adams—the Old Man Eloquent.
7.
Abraham Lincoln.
8.
Moses—The Hebrew Lawgiver.



Descriptive and Humorous

1.
Across the Atlantic and Beyond.
2.
An Underground World. Mammoth Cave, Ky.
3.
The World's Wonderland.  Yellowstone Park.
4.
The Grand Canyon and Yosemite Valley.
5.
Sights and Scenes in the World's Metropolis.  London.
6.
Around the Continent.  Delivered in Verse.
7.
Graveyards.  The Pyramids, Catacombs, Burial Customs, etc.





Dr. Hunsberger on the Lecture Platform and in Lyceums and Chautauquas AS OTHERS SEE HIM
Among the many distinguished representatives of our Forum, we have no stronger man than Dr. Hunsberger.  A scholar, patriot, and a natural orator, he never fails to instruct and inspire.  I have no hesitation in guaranteeing that he will render absolute satisfaction wherever he may speak.

JOHN WESLEY HILL, President, International Peace Forum and of Forum Lyceum Bureau.


Dr. Hunsberger is gifted with the eloquence of an Ingersoll and the persuasive earnestness of a Moody.—
New York American.


One of the most logical and eloquent speakers on the American platform.—
Associated Press, New York.


Dr. Wesley A. Hunsberger, clergyman, educator, orator, traveller, is one of the clearest and most effective speakers to whom I have ever listened.  He possesses remarkable breadth of mind and mental grasp, wonderful fluency and grace of delivery.  He lectures illuminatingly on a wide variety of topics.  He is fitted by personality, voice and manner to adorn any platform and is a man of broad and Catholic sympathies.  He should be heard in every Lyceum and Chautauqua of the land.
(Major) GEO. K. SHAW, Proprietor and Editor Minneapolis Tribune.



Around the Continent

For one hour and a half it seemed to the listeners they were on a veritable journey.  The lecture was well worth many times the price of admission charged.—
White Pigeon Journal (Mich.).



A Square Deal for Eve and Her Daughters

One of the most interesting lectures to which we have ever listened.—
Michigan Democrat.



Sights and Scenes in the World's Metropolis, London

Exceedingly entertaining and instructive.  His hearers were highly amused by his apt illustrations and word pictures.—
Oshkosh Northwestern (Wis.).



The Man for the Hour

A treat that none should miss.—
Coldwater Sun (Mich.).



An Underground World, Mammoth Cave, Ky.

All were pleased by the gentleman's masterly description; many said it was the best lecture they have ever heard.—
Hillsdale Democrat (Mich.).



The World's Wonderland, Yellowstone Park

Dr. Hunsberger's descriptive powers are excelled by few.  To hear him will be to roam in fancy the park, ravished by its beauties and thrilled by a companionhip as genial as it is interesting.—
Concord News.



The Man for the Hour

A rare treat.  The lecture throughout was interspersed with a vein of humor, that held the attention of the great audience to the close.  The people of this city do not often have the opportunity of listening to such literary treats and should improve it when they do.—
Hastings Banner (Mich.).



Sights and Scenes in the World's Metropolis, London

Dr. Hunsberger is a keen and appreciative observer and has an apt and vivid way of describing what he has seen.  No brief synopsis could do justice to the lecture, which was bright and enjoyable throughout.—
Muskegon Daily Chronicle (Mich.).



Across the Atlantic and Beyond

An assemblage that completely crowded the First M. E. Church heard Dr. Hunsberger repeat, by request, his lecture, 'Across the Atlantic and Beyond.'  While always entertaining, no matter what his topic, the Doctor was at his best last night.  His lecture was a literary effort of great merit, highly instructive and amusing, abounding in vivid word pictures.  A rare treat.  One of the best humorous and descriptive lectures ever given in this city.—
Post Telegram, Camden, N. J.




New Lecture Subjects by Dr. W. A. HUNSBERGER (Executive Vice-President International Peace Forum, 185 Madison Ave., New York City.)
The Discovery of The South Pole by Captain Roald Amundsen.  Illustrated with the Amundsen Pictures.
Dr. Maria Montessori and her Educational System Illustrated with the Montessori Moving Pictures.
The Short Ballot and Commission Form of Government.
See regular Lecture Circular for the Passing of War and other Subjects Literary and Descriptive.



TESTIMONIALS OF RECENT DATES

MIDLAND CHAUTAQUA CIRCUIT (Des Moines, Iowa).
DEAR DR. HUNSBERGER:

I write you this personal letter as to the success of your lectures on our circuit last July.  I have not heard of a single place where you did not receive the highest commendations.  I am sure that the lectures were far-reaching and created healthy sentiment in every community where you appeared.

If this is a sample of your lectures, you no doubt will not want for a place to speak on the Chautauqua platform during the coming years.

The talent and representatives who met you spoke of your work and personality in the highest terms.  I should be glad to recommend you to any inquiring committees.

Yours cordially,
S. M. HOLLADAY. Owner and Manager.



MIFFLINBURG (PA.) CHAUTAUQUA
The Passing of War, by Dr. W. A. Hunsberger, is a lecture that ought to be heard on every Lyceum and Chautauqua platform.  I make no exceptions.  There is no theme on which the people of America are more in need of education.  And there is no theme which could more affect the destiny of the future.  Though for long years a student of the subject, yet I was filled and thrilled with Dr. Hunsberger's presentation.  He has the facts and knows how to tell them.  He is a lecturer.  He knows the art of exposition and elucidation.  More than that, he is an orator.  It is an oratorical product which he delivers.  It is an oration clothed in eloquent and stirring language, enriched by deep heart experiences and the tenderest sympathies for humanity and embellished with all the polish and ornaments of true literary art.  Whoever promotes his lectures is promoting the cause of peace—the cause of humanity.

LEE FRANCIS LYBARGER, Attorney-at-Law, Author, Lyceum and Chautauqua Lecturer.



MUSCATINE (IOWA) CHAUTAUQUA
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger gave two inspiring addresses before the Muscatine Chautauqua Assembly yesterday, and covered himself with glory on each occasion.  He is a man with a message and with the gift of impressing his message upon the minds and hearts of his hearers.  His rapid-fire delivery, his keen sense of humor, his faultless diction and rhetoric, and his sterling manhood shining out from a thought illumined countenance, all combine to make him an orator of unusual power and effectiveness.  Muscatine will be glad to hear him again.

PAUL F. VOELKER, Platform Manager.  Secy. Lecture Dept., Extension Div., Prof.  University of Wisconsin.



ROCKVILLE (IND.) CHAUTAUQUA
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger, Executive Vice-President of the International Peace Forum, delivered his great lecture, The Passing of War, before an immense audience at our Chautauqua this year.  He has a winning personality.  His lecture combines much of humor and pathos.  He is doing a wonderful work for the disarmament of the nations.  Every Chautauqua should have him on its program for educational features.  The doctor is a good mixer, and this makes him very popular with Chautauqua audiences.  He has wonderful descriptive powers and a faculty for interesting all.  We cannot recommend him too highly.

C. E. LAMBERT, Secretary, Chautauqua Association, Inc.



THE SHAW CHAUTAUQUA CIRCUIT, OHIO, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger lectured on The Passing of War at a number of my Chautauquas during the past summer and greatly pleased.  The Doctor has a taking personality, a rich fund of humor and strikes fire.  He is a success.

JAMES H. SHAW. Chautauqua Circuit Superintendent.

1st year, Have been with him 3 years since 



WILMINGTON (OHIO) CHAUTAUQUA
DEAR DR. HUNSBERGER:

Your addresses here were very satisfactory.  The message you brought, both in The Passing of War and The Men and Women Demanded by the Times, were of uplift and instruction.  I hope you may be enabled to reach the great mass of our people through the Chautauquas.  I heartily recommend you to all of them.

F. M. CLEVENGER, Attorney-at-Law and Director of the Chautauqua.



CLINTON (ILLINOIS) CHAUTAUQUA

Dr. Hunsberger preached a strong sermon Sunday morning, and a large crowd greeted him again this afternoon, knowing they would receive a most intelligent treat; and they did, for in his International Peace address, The Passing of War, he fully demonstrated the folly and absurdness of war as a means of settling disputes between great nations.  Dr. Hunsberger is certainly doing a great work in the cause of International Peace.  His lecture was one of the strongest of the Assembly.—
Clinton Daily Journal.



FAIRFIELD (IOWA) CHAUTAUQUA
Dr. Hunsberger's address on International Peace was one of the successes of the Fairfield Chautauqua.  His address was characterized by mental alertness, readiness and clearness of statement, strong reasoning and the charm of eloquence.

(Hon.) C. J. FULTON, Pres. of Chautauqua.



BANGOR (PA.) CHAUTAUQUA

Dr. W. A. Hunsberger delivered a magnificent lecture on The Passing of War, last evening.  It was declared to be the greatest lecture ever heard in Bangor on International Peace.  He closed his lecture very effectively by drawing two word pictures.  In the first, he pictured the great soldiers of the world styled, The Conquerors, and then drew a picture of the great men of Peace in the world's history, described by him as the real conquerors, the real heroes and patriots of the centuries.  The pictures were drawn as with the practised and unwavering hand of a skilled artist, and were really literary masterpieces.—
Bangor Press.



NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, 503 Fifth Avenue, New York
MY DEAR DR. HUNSBERGER:

I am delighted with the reports which I have received of your success on the Chautauqua platform, and especially so as the message which you carry is one of progress and universal service.

The great subjects of the enfranchisement of women, and universal peace, are the foremost problems of our time, and it is very gratifying to me that one of my old college classmates, who has attained such popularity on the lecture platform, is devoting his time to problems of such vital importance to national progress.  I hope that your lectures upon these subjects, and particularly upon the enfranchisement of woman, may be heard on all the Chautauqua platforms of the country.

Very truly yours,
ANNA H. SHAW, Prest.



ROCKVILLE (IND.) CHAUTAUQUA.

Dr. W. A. Hunsberger's address at the Chautauqua on The Passing of War, was a masterpiece in argument against militarism.—
Rockville Tribune (Ind.).



WATERLOO (IOWA) CHAUTAUQUA
Dr. Hunsberger is an orator of extraordinary power.  He held the attention of his great audience at the Waterloo Chautauqua to the end.  I recommend him to all Chautauqua Managers who desire a man thoroughly conversant with the big Peace Movement and one who is able to present his subject in a vivid and convincing manner.

P. E. RITZ, Chautauqua Platform Manager.



CRYSTAL LAKE CHAUTAUQUA (MINNESOTA)
You certainly made good at Crystal Lake Chautauqua.  Your work was of a very high order and the compliments were great on every hand.  Nothing but the highest words of praise came to me from all sides regarding your two addresses.

(Rev.) G. L. BARKER, Platform Manager.



MIDLAND CHAUTAUQUA CIRCUIT (Des Moines, Iowa).
The reports from your lectures have been good all along the line.  We are glad to have you with us.

M. V. MOON.



PEN ARGYLE (PA.) CHAUTAUQUA.
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger delivered his great lecture on The Passing of War to a very appreciative audience at the Pen Argyle Chautauqua.  It was filled with gems of thought and educational uplift.  His manner was most pleasing and convincing as well as entertaining.  He handled his great theme in a masterly manner.  His message will greatly speed the day when war will be no more.

(Prof.) GEORGE P. BIBLE, Platform Manager.



LITCHFIELD (ILL.) CHAUTAUQUA
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger delivered his great lecture on The Passing of War, before a large audience at the Litchfield-Hillsboro Chautauqua during the last Assembly.  The lecture was a fine product, well delivered and received with earnest interest by all who heard him.  The lecture contains a message for the present times well worth preaching.

(Rev.) J. MUSSELMAN, Platform Manager





DR. HUNSBERGER — AS OTHERS SEE HIM

The Man for the Hour

Fluent and scholarly.  One of the best lectures ever heard in this city.—
Racine Journal (Wis.).



An Underground World, Mammoth Cave, Ky.

An exceedingly entertaining and thrilling lecture.—
Hanover Times.



An Underground World, Mammoth Cave, Ky.

The speaker so vividly pictured the awful grandeur and silence, the immense chambers, secret windings and fearful yawning depths of the cavern, that we almost felt we were there.—
Jonesville Independent (Mich.).



A Square Deal for Eve and Her Daughters

The full house that greeted him were delighted with his lecture.  The hour and twenty-five minutes seemed very short, so pleasing was his address.—
Hudson Post.



The Grand Canyon and Yosemite Valley

The lecture was a treat from its beginning to its close.  Dr. Hunsberger has visited the Canyon and the Valley, and so exactly did he portray what he had seen that it was perfectly easy for the audience to imagine that they were making the trip with him and in fancy were permitted to view nature, as seen in its wildest and most rugged beauty.—
Muskegon Daily Morning News (Mich.).



Across the Atlantic and Beyond

Last evening Dr. Hunsberger delivered his famous lecture, 'Across the Atlantic and Beyond.'  So eloquent, graphic and humorous was the speaker that for two hours he held the attention of his large audience.—
Camden Daily Courier.



The World's Wonderland, Yellowstone Park

The lecture was exceedingly entertaining.  Dr. Hunsberger showed great skill in blending the descriptive, historic and humorous to the delight of all.—
Milwaukee Sentinel.



Across the Atlantic and Beyond

Dr. Hunsberger spoke for an hour and forty-five minutes on 'Across the Atlantic and Beyond.'  The audience was sorry when the end came, so vivid were his descriptions of 'Old-World' places.  The lecturer is a master of the art of platform eloquence.—
Daily Times, Stroudsburg, Pa.



The World's Wonderland

'The World's Wonderland' was one of the very best lectures of our course.—
Reading Press.



The World's Wonderland, Yellowstone Park

Dr. Hunsberger has a marvelous memory of scenes, and describes them with clearness and rapid touch of finish.  His audience imagined they were with him, trembling with awe, looking down from heights of thousands of feet upon the water below; or entranced with delight over the wonderful beauty of some mountain torrent in the sunrise.  One evening seemed short to listen to all we longed to know of the petrified forests and mountain glaciers of the Great West.—
Union City Local (Mich.).



Around the Continent

All were pleased with the Reverend gentleman's descriptive powers.—
Union City Register (Mich.).



Women's Republican Club Hotel Astor, New York

Dr. Hunsberger talked for one hour on the Passing of War and held his audience spellbound.  His statistics were fairly startling.  His address was of vital importance to the great industrial and economic problems of the day.—
General Federation Bulletin.



The World's Wonderland, Yellowstone Park

He carried the audience with him through various scenes, describing the formations and actions of geysers and other wonders in a very realistic manner, which, together with the humorous and alarming incidents usual to such a journey, made the lecture exceedingly interesting.—
Sherwood Republican (Mich.).



Hillsboro (Ohio) Chautauqua

One of the greatest pulpit orators of America, Dr. Hunsberger, solved the Sunday Chautauqua Program question with his addresses.—
Hillsboro Press.



Red Oak (Iowa) Chautauqua

Dr. Hunsberger as an envoy of Peace both delighted and instructed. …  His address was full of good sense and eloquence, and closed with a powerful peroration. …  Space will not permit a deserved reproduction of the splendid address on a great and important subject by a man who is thoroughly conversant with it.  It must be heard to be truly appreciated.—
Red Oak Daily.





TESTIMONIALS

Lincoln Park Chautauqua Assembly, Kansas.
One of the greatest speakers in the world on the subject of International Peace.

MANAGERS CHAUTAUQUA.



Ottawa (Kans.) Chautauqua
DR. HUNSBERGER,

Dear Sir:

Our Chautauqua is closed and permit me to congratulate you.  Your address on Sunday was very fine, but the one given on Monday, on The Passing of War, in my judgment, surpassed any effort made during the ten days of the Assembly.  Your reasoning was fine, your logic excellent, and your rhetoric perfect.  Hope that you may return again next year.

J. M. MCWHARF, M.D., Pres't Kansas Academy of Science.



Racine (Wis.) Chautauqua
DR. HUNSBERGER,

Dear Sir:

Your address before the Racine Chautauqua on The Passing of War was very highly appreciated and of great benefit to our people.  The eloquence and power of the address places it among the very best productions we have had on these grounds, and its influence will last through many years.

I am looking forward to a time when it will be possible for us to have you with us again.

(Prof.) BURTON E. NELSON, Sup't.  Schools, Manager of the Chautauqua.



Winona Lake Assembly
Indiana
There is no subject before the world to-day of greater importance than that of International Peace.  The wonder is that we have been so slow in awakening to the greatness of the movement.  America ought to lead in this matter.  I am very glad that my long-time friend, Dr. Hunsberger, is so vitally connected with this movement for Peace.  He is the right man in the right place.  A man with both heart and brain fitted for this great work.  It was my great pleasure to listen to his splendid address given at Winona Lake Assembly this summer.  His plea for the cause was most eloquent, and made a profound impression upon all our minds.  He is both instructive and entertaining to a very high degree.  I sincerely wish every citizen of the United States might hear his address.  I am sure those who have heard him, feel as I do.

(Rev. Dr.) W. O. CARRIER, Pres't Carroll College, Waukesha, Wis.



Iowa City (Ia.) Chautauqua
One of the most interesting lectures given at our Assembly this year was the one given by Dr. W. A. Hunsberger on the Passing of War.  No lecture given caused more favorable comment than this one.  It was one of the big numbers on our program.

(Prof.) A. A. SLADE, Manager.



Lincoln Park, the Pioneer Chautauqua of Northern Kansas
Cawker City, Kansas
DR. HUNSBERGER,

Dear Sir:

It gives me great pleasure to learn that you contemplate doing Chautauqua work next season, because the platform needs men of your caliber, and the messages you have for the people.  Lincoln Park has been favored with many able addresses during its history, but it never had the pleasure of giving its patrons a more satisfying evening than that furnished by your address on The Passing of War.  Keep up the good work.  Chautauquas need you, and you have permission to use my name wherever you wish in advancing your cause.

ROBERT GOOD, Pres't Lincoln Park Chautauqua.



Fairfield Chautauqua
Fairfield, Iowa
If you are present this afternoon to hear my friend with an Irish name, Dr. Hunsberger, you will be exceptionally fortunate.  You will hear the glibbest and the most profound; the most humorous and the most serious; the insanest and the sanest; the most human and divine speech to which you have ever listened.

(Rev. Dr.) J. S. MONTGOMERY, Pastor of Metropolitan Church, Washington, D. C.



Fairfield Chautauqua
Fairfield, Iowa
On Friday P. M., August 16, after the audience had listened to a program for nearly two hours, Dr. W. A. Hunsberger was introduced and spoke on the subject of Peace.  The address was a masterly effort and captivated the great audience.  All who heard him agreed that it was the strongest plea for peace they had ever heard.

(Rev. Dr.) J. W. POTTER, Platform Manager, Sioux Falls, S. D.




Lake Wood, Ohio
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger is a delightful man with a pleasant personality and a most fascinating and eloquent tongue.  He held his big audience at Red Oak (Ia.) Chautauqua for the shortest hour I ever experienced.  When he had finished, a crowd of enthusiasts surged about him, offering heartfelt congratulations.  He is of the material that Chautauquas use.

(Rev. Dr.) ROBERT PARKER MILES, Author, Traveller, Lecturer.



Coldwater (Mich.) Chautauqua
Our Chautauqua was fortunate this year in securing Rev. Dr. W. A. Hunsberger for his address on Universal Peace.  His arguments were logical, his address forceful, and his theme most entertaining.  He has mastered this great question.  Every Chautauqua should hear him.

(Hon.) CLAYTON L. JOHNSON, (ex-Mayor) Coldwater, Mich.



Tecumseh (Neb.) Chautauqua
MY DEAR DR. HUNSBERGER:

With pleasure I voice appreciation of your work among us this season.  Your great message on World Peace greatly pleased your hearers.  Many have been the suggestions to hear you another year.  I will be pleased to give you the afternoon of August 4 next, and would consider ourselves fortunate to do so and to entertain you as our guest during your stay.  I will be glad to speak a word to any neighboring Chautauqua at any time as to the value of your message and the bearer of the same.  I write very few commendations for publication, but you are at liberty to publish any part of this over my name because of my belief in the message and the speaker.

WALTER O. CAMPBELL, Manager of Chautauqua.



Coldwater (Mich.) Chautauqua
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger is always interesting on any subject upon which he chooses to lecture.  He was especially so in his lecture before our Chautauqua Assembly upon Universal Peace.  It was one of the best, most logical, and most thoughtful lectures of the entire course.  He is an eloquent and forceful speaker, and is fully qualified to speak with authority upon this subject.

(Hon.) HENRY LOVERIDGE, Coldwater, Mich.



Maple Valley (Iowa) Chautauqua
Your lecture at our Chautauqua more than met highest expectations.  I take great pleasure in recommending you to any lecture association or Chautauqua looking for a good speaker.

F. D. BABCOCK, Pres't of Chautauqua.



Lincoln (Neb.) Epworth Assembly
The address of Dr. W. A. Hunsberger in the interest of International Peace greatly delighted those in attendance at the Nebraska Epworth Assembly.  His argument is convincing and his manner of presentation highly entertaining.  As a public speaker of wide experience, Dr. Hunsberger will edify, enlighten and enthuse wherever he speaks.

L. O. JONES, Pres't of Assembly.



Ottawa (Kans.) Chautauqua Assembly
I take pleasure in commending Dr. W. A. Hunsberger.  He was with us last season and gave his lecture on The Passing of War.  It was a strong and convincing argument for the peaceful settlement of all questions of dispute between nations.  He is a man of rugged physique, with an eloquence that captivates and convinces.  He profoundly impressed our patrons.  It was a pleasure to have him on our grounds as he is deeply in sympathy with all Chautauqua ideals.  We commend him for the sake of his message and for his own sake.

(Rev. Dr.) W. E. ELLIOTT, Manager Chautauqua.



Red Oak (Ia.) Chautauqua
MY DEAR DR. HUNSBERGER:

Your lecture at the Red Oak Chautauqua was highly appreciated by all our people.  I desire to congratulate you on the manner in which you handled your subject and the great amount of information you gave to our people upon one of the greatest questions of the day.

GEO. A. STIBBENS, (Postmaster) Red Oak, Ia.



Ottawa (Kans.) Chautauqua Assembly
The Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly and its many friends are under lasting appreciation to Dr. W. A. Hunsberger for his visit and very able address.  The Doctor has a great message on The Passing of War.  It was heard by a large audience and made many friends for the great cause he represents.

THOMAS CHANDLER, Pres't Assembly.





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