Dent Atkinson

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Dr. Dent Atkinson
A Slayton Attraction


DENT ATKINSON, Ph.D.
DR. ATKINSON is one of the strong men from across the sea.  A scholar of wide and liberal learning, a linguist of marked ability and an orator whose message has been heard all over America.

Wherever he appears, at Chautauquas, Commencements, or on Lyceum courses, his audiences are charmed by his elegant diction, his clean cut thought, well bred humor, originality and eloquence.  The advantage of world-wide travel has enriched his lectures with a wealth of interest apart from the living themes themselves.

As a Chautauqua attraction, Dr. Atkinson excels.  A remarkable voice, a vital message to go with it, and a pleasing personality make him a favorite everywhere and the many committees where the Doctor has appeared are all agreed, that as platform manager, he stands peerless, and as Bible man, or popular lecturer, he always makes good, and to these commendations of the many, the Slayton Bureau gladly adds its own.


Lecture Subjects

Four Faced People
The Bible in Civilization
The Hand of God in Yellowstone (Illustrated)
The Challenges of Life
If I Were Sixteen
The Bible and Its Messages to Men

Platform Management and Bible Work a Specialty






DAILY HEADLIGHT, Pittsburg, Kan.: 
— The announcement that Dr. W. D. Atkinson was to lecture filled the church to overflowing, and his second lecture here brought many who had not been inside a church for years.  Dr. Atkinson proved himself exceedingly popular, and will always be guaranteed a full house when he comes to this city.


DAILY REFLECTOR, Norwalk, Ohio.
— Dr. Atkinson is able and eloquent, profusely illustrating his address with anecdotes, making his arguments more forcible, instructive and very pleasing.  He is an orator of great power, with much natural and acquired ability, and made a favorable impression upon those who heard him.


HERALD, Winchester, Ind.: 
— Dr. Atkinson has few equals upon the lecture platform and his lecture Sunday afternoon made him many admiring friends.  His presence is commanding and he possesses a voice of unusual virility and melody.  He is considered one of the most popular lecturers in this country and all that heard him will agree that he has every qualification that makes up a pleasing and entertaining talker.


EVENING TRIBUNE, Greenfield, Ind.: 
— Dr. Dent Atkinson, who has traveled over half a million miles in sixteen different countries, made one of the grandest and most interesting addresses of the entire Chautauqua.



Two Chautauqua Notices
A. C. FOLSOM, Superintendent of Pontiac and Rockford (Illinois) Chautauqua Assemblies, and Secretary of International Chautauqua Alliance: —Dr. W. D. Atkinson is a most ready, brilliant and forcible speaker.  He has an original way of expressing himself which holds the close attention of his audiences, gives them food for thought and leaves impressions and results which are uplifting and helpful.  His lecture, Four-Faced People, without question strikes a popular chord.  He has traveled extensively, has kept his eyes open, sees things as they are, and is able to tell about them in an entertaining manner.

GEO. M. BROWN, D. D., Field Secretary C. L. S. C., Chautauqua, N. Y: —Dr. Atkinson's successful experience upon the platform, his extensive travel and his habits of observation, his devotion to study and his fluency of language his clever wit and appreciation of humor, qualify him to an unusual degree to please and profit his hearers.




REGISTER, Sandusky, Ohio
— The doctor has ususual intellectual breadth and remarkable power of translating ideal views into practical application.  If imagination is the province of the speaker as well as the poet and painter, and if beauty and love are its handmaids and service its aims, then the doctor's lectures are a potent factor in the development of the imaginative and sympathetic among his hearers.  Genius and an artistic composition, added to a faultless delivery and high ideals lived up to, make him a power on the platform.  He is a teacher of the true measures of spiritual education.


CANEY DAILY ADVANCE, Kansas: 
— A pleased audience was out to the Opera House last night to hear Dr. W. D. Atkinson lecture on Four-Faced People, and after the crowd got warmed up as the speaker expressed it, the points that he cinched the hardest were followed by applause.  Dr. Atkinson is a comparatively young man.  He is not old in years, but he is a man of experience, extensive travel and profound knowledge.  The whole tenor of his discourse was on the better life, and his whole speech teemed with witty stories and striking similes.


THE JASPER NEWS, Missouri: 
— A great lecture:  Dr. Atkinson delivered a rare literary treat on last Friday night.  The well-filled house that greeted him was not disappointed in the splendid lecture on Four-Faced People.




In a Nutshell
Frances E. Willard says: My Dear Brother Atkinson,—Your beautiful words have been a comfort to me and greatly enjoyed.  God bless you.




Oberlin, O., News
—One of the best of the season.


Cheyenne Wells, Colo., Republican
— His lecture was splendid.


The Republican, Jewell, Kas.
— Jewell had nothing better on its course than the Bible in Civilization.


Pierre, S. Dak., Capital Journal
— One of the best.  Dr. Atkinson is a gifted speaker and was enthusiastically received.


Herald Democrat, Rolla, Mo.
— Dr. Atkinson's Bible in Civilization was a great treat; one of the finest lectures ever delivered in Rolla.


Brewster, Minn., Tribune
— He shook the foundation stones of infidelity.  Dr. Atkinson is a most remarkable man and our city is better for his visit.


Dodge City, Kas., Globe Republican
— The audience was deeply impressed by his earnest and thoughtful discourse and the lecture was eminently pleasing.


Charles City, Ia., Press
— We have had Bryan, Folk, and all the great speakers at our Chautauqua, but Dr. Atkinson pleased as much as any of them.


Trinidad, Colo., Advertiser
— Dr. Atkinson's audience was appreciative, listening intently, and frequently applauded the lecturer and entertainer, who is a king of entertainers.


White Cloud, Kas., Globe
— Dr. Atkinson is not only a brilliant man in thought; he has the gift to put beautiful thoughts into words.  His return will mean a crowded house.


Charles City, Ia., Intelligencer
— From far and near folks crowded the pavilion to hear Dr. Dent Atkinson lecture on The Bible in Civilization.  He is as interesting as any appearing at our Chautauqua.  He has polish and force, plenty of gray matter.  Dr. Atkinson has been a winning feature all through our assembly.  Socially he is a joy forever, and is an ideal platform manager, and has been asked to return.




Minneapolis Journal
—A delightful lecture.


Kingfisher, Ok., Times
—One of the most entertaining we have had for some time.


Chippewa Falls, Wis., Herald
— Clever; a man of ideas, a very interesting speaker.


Toledo, O., Blade
— Brilliant and forcible.  This lecture was conceded to be the best of the course.


Urbana, O., Tribune
— Chautauqua lecture splendid, wonderfully entertaining, much valued information.


Cairo, Ill., Bulletin
A happy blending of humor, pathos, facts, eloquence and a strong sweep of pungent philosophy.


Custer City. Ok., Journal
— The doctor's lecture, eloquently delivered in most beautiful language, held his audience spellbound.


Wellington, Kas., Daily News
— Dr. Atkinson is not only a scholar but a good platform man, with an attractive style and a forceful expression.  His Bible in Civilization delighted.


Oakes, N. Dak., Times
The large audience was delighted with his splendid discourse.  Dr. Atkinson very forcibly showed his genius as an orator, a polished gentleman and scholar.


Williamsburg, Kan., Star
— Dr. Atkinson is truly an orator of exceptional power; the best number of the series.  He has the power of reaching the heart and soul in his religious lecture.


Daily Republican, Rushville, Ind.
— The lecture was scholarly, forceful and highly instructive.  Dr. Atkinson proved a very popular speaker here.  He made a great hit at our Chautauqua.


Youngstown, O., Telegram
— An orator by nature; has a wealth of pathos and humor at his command.  His lecture was entertaining as well as brilliant and the audience was more than pleased.

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