Dr. Elijah Powell Brown, the ram's horn man

              THE RAM’S HORN MAN
Has a peculiar and fascinating style of delivery which amuses and yet makes people think.—Balde Toledo, O.
Has non e of the tricks of the orator, but speaks in a simple, straightforward way.—Express, Syracuse, N.Y.
DR. ELIJAH POWELL BROWN
Stands in the front rank—st. Louis Republic.
A rare intellectual treat—Kansas City Times.
A brilliant speaker and forceful thinker—Austin (Tex.) statesman. Sparkled with truth and humor.—Cleveland Leader. Epigrammatic, humorous and practical—Chautauqua Herald. Held the audience spellbound—Toledo Commercial.

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
He is not only distinguished as a writer of quaint philosophy, but is a brilliant speaker as well—not brilliant as a rhetorician, but as a clear and forceful thinker, whose every sentence is laden with truth and instruction. The uniqueness of his character flashes through all his addresses, and his quaint humor and philosophy mark all he says.— Statesman, Austin, Texas.
Dr. Brown came into the community like a ray of sunshine, so bright and cheering were his lectures. His addresses, like himself, are full to overflowing with that practical, spontaneous humor that always points some moral. The lecture was as helpful as it was entertaining, and it was both in a high degree.— Progress, Pomona, Cal.
Dr. Brown was particularly happy in his man¬ner of address, and abounded in pointed appli-cations and telling illustrations. His epigrammatic statements and good stories held the audience at keen attention throughout the address. —Repub¬lican, Springfield, Mass.
Without disparaging the other lectures, it is but fair to say that Dr. Brown's lecture was the best thing the Association has had so far. While he kept his audience in a roar, he did not fail to drive home many plain, hard facts and useful lessons.— Union, San Diego, Cal.
As a story teller he has few if any superiors, and he furnishes two solid hours of as good enter-tainment as the most fastidious could desire. His lecture— "In the Spectacle Business"— was one of the best ever given here. — Courier, Urbana, Ill.
His subject was " Flats and Sharps," and from the amusement furnished it must be pronounced a success as a lecture, and from the net proceeds, which were $171, it must certainly be regarded as a financial success.— Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
He handled his subject in a way that brought forth frequent laughter and applause from the sat-isfied listeners. His lecture was considered the best of the series so far given here this season.— Bee, Sacramento, Cal.
The lecture by Dr. Brown was all that report had said it would be.    Wit and wisdom, pathos and sentiment were so admirably mingled that there was not a moment of heaviness.—Times Massillon, Ohio.
As a speaker he stands in the front rank.— Republic, St. Louis, Mo.
Back of the rapid fire of bright sentences was a sound philosophy that made the lecture not only thoroughly enjoyable, but uplifting and helpful. —Press, Riverside, Cal.
A more thoroughly delighted audience than that which greeted Dr. Brown has never assem¬bled here, and the lecture itself made a lasting impression for good. —Pendletonian, Falmouth, Ky.
He brings out his points in such a way that the nail is hit squarely on the head. He has no spread-eagleism, and talks in a way that com¬mands attention.—Mirror, Warren, Pa.
Dr. Brown has a pleasing, well modulated voice, a good presence and a natural gift of humor. He is very entertaining —Republican, Fresno, Cal.
Dr. Brown's lecture teemed with wit, humor and epigram ; wisdom boiled down and seasoned with argument and anecdote.—News, Pottstown, Pa.
One of the very best lectures given here this season, and set the people to thinking along tne right line.—Chronicle, Spokane, Wash.
His wit and humor are infectious, and the audience went away delighted with the address and the man.—Star, Rockford, Ill.
There is no doubt of his brilliancy or his mag¬netism. He is a man with a mission.—Plain-dealer, Cleveland, Onio.
Dr. Brown is one of the best lecturers on the platform, and holds a unique place among speak-ers.— Telegram, Portland, Ore.
What he said was humorous, plain and practi¬cal, and was well received by his large audience.— Republican, Johnstown, N. Y.
Delighted an audience which filled the house. —Dispatch, Pittsburg, Pa.
He is an easy speaker and keeps the people very much interested. His short, terse spoken sentences are more forceful than when read.— Tribune, Long Beach, Cal.
For an hour and a half he gave one of the most pleasing and satisfactory lectures that Sun-bury has ever been favored with.—Daily, Sun-bury, Pa.
Dr. Brown's lecture was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. It provoked frequent bursts of applause.—Record-Union, Sacramento, Cal.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
For two hours he entertained us most royally with his brilliant wit, spearkling humor and con-vincing logic.—Courier, Janesville, Wis.
His keen insight into human nature and his witty way of putting things made his lecture one of the best ever heard here.—Gazette, Tuskaloosa, Ala.
He spoke most effectively.—Constitution, At¬lanta, Ga.
Everyone laughed until they cried.—Dispatch, Eipon, Wis.
He kept everybody in a merry mood.—Daily, Holland, Mich.
He has a peculiarly fascinating address.—Demo¬crat, Hamilton, Ohio.
He gave us new thoughts and new aspirations. —News, Fairmount, Ind.
He is a fluent and easy speaker.—Eagle, Wich¬ita, Kan.
His success was fully up to his brilliant reputa¬tion.—News, Thomasville, Ga.
One of the best we have ever heard.—Journal, Battle Creek, Mich.
From beginning to end he had the audience at his command.—Republican, Newton, Kan.
The audience was a refined and cultured one, and in it were some of the best lecture critics in the city, but all were delighted, and commend the lec¬ture in the highest terms. He spoke in a quaint and pleasant manner that was truly refreshing and delightful.—Hot Blast, Anniston, Ala.
He spoke for a couple of hours in a humorous and philosophical vein, with distinct ease, grace and dignity. His audience was kept in a chronic state of laughter, and all were pleased with the lecture.—Herald, Americus, Ga.
His lecture sparkled with originality, truth and humor, and yet though provoking laughter, it was full of food for thought. In a bright and easy way he drove home his points.—News, Opelika, Ala.
The equal of anything ever heard here. -- Dispatch, Hawkinsville, Ga.
He spoke in a most interesting, witty and sensi¬ble way, and what he had to say was pointed and practical.—Journal, Sioux City, Iowa.
He had a good audience, and was entertaining and instructive from start to finish.—Republican, Whitehall, Ill.
A large audience greeted the veteran editor. Mr. B. is a clear thinker and a forcible speaker, and shows remarkable acquaintance with human nature, both in its perfections and its defects.—Courier, Waterloo, Iowa.
"The Marks of a Prince" was one of the most delightful lectures Albany has ever had the priv¬ilege of hearing. From the first word to the last the audience was intensely attentive. Humor and pathos were combined in a most pleasing degree.— Herald, Albany, Ga.
Not one but that enjoyed his sharp, witty and vigorous way of putting things. He is certainly a marvel along this line. We have never heard a speaker say so much in the same time.—Herald, Inwood, Iowa. 
He has the faculty of putting things as they really are, and his manner is forcible, and appeals to the common sense of all.—Clipper, Ireton, Iowa.
For over an hour he held the undivided atten¬tion of the large audience, and completely capti-vated all who heard him.—News, Macon, Ga.
He boils down wisdom and puts truth in strik¬ing form. His illustrations follow each other like chain lightning. His witticisms are flashing and brilliant.—News, Des Moines, Iowa.
His audience was sorry when the end came. He speaks rapidly, and without notes of any kind.— Herald, Hamilton, Canada.
He said many things that were good enough to frame and hang on the walls of our homes.— Star, Beaver, Pa.
His large audience was well pleased, for they were finely entertained.—Echo, Bakersfield, Cal.
The best lecture heard here this season. His style is inimitable.—Express, Terre Haute, Ind.
Full of humor, logic and practical ideas.— Times, Seattle, Wash.
There was much good philosophy in his lecture, enlivened by flashes of wit that made it most en-tertaining.—Dispatch, Erie, Pa.
The vetern editor had his say in his own droll way, and there was no complaint from those in the big audience that greeted him last night, for they listened with interest and appreciated every word that was said and went away feeling that they had been having an intellectual feast.— Times, Kansas City, Mo.
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
" Why is he called the Ram's Horn Man?"
Because he was the originator and founder of a great non-sectarian religious newspaper of that name. This paper quickly became famous, and remained so during all the years of his connection with it. Indeed it was so unique, original and strik¬ing in appearance and contents, that nobody could see it once without wanting to see it again. It was a paper that was made to be read, and it was read by all kinds of people, for instead of discussing how to reach the masses it went at it and did it. It was so out of the common in appearance that it could not be taken up for the first time and put down without careful examination.
Many experiments were made to find out wheth¬er the Ram's Horn really did reach the masses, and all who tried them were soon convinced that it did. It was never trampled underfoot, but was always taken up and read. One man took 2,500 copies per week for years, and exposed them for gratuitous distribution in public places in large cities, and there was never a time when every copy was not eagerly carried off. A merchant in the South put a copy of the Ram's Horn into every house in his county, simply because he wanted to do some missionary work that he knew would not be disappointing.
In barber shops, State institutions and public reading rooms the paper was read as long as it would hold together. It was sold by newsboys on the street, and on railroad trains, a thing never be¬fore possible with a religious paper. It won friends everywhere.
In short, the Ram's Horn became almost a world power for good, and in many things a leader of leaders. It impressed itself upon the journal¬ism of the times, and in some things has been im¬itated by the secular press to a large extent. It belted the globe with thoughts that flew like sun¬beams and made for righteousness. In every land where English is known have the Ram's Horn say¬ings gone, and into other tongues have they also been translated. Vital truths were so aptly ex¬pressed in a line that they took possession of men, and led to reformation and right living.
"Why did the paper have such a queer name?" Mr. Brown called his paper the Ram's Horn because he wanted a name that was Scrip¬tural, expressive and full of surprise power. A name that would be so unusual that every reader would instinctively wonder why it had been chosen, and yet so  appropriate that its fitness would be acknowledged, and thus produce a last¬ing impression. He wanted a name that would stand for what he was trying to accomplish. A name that would mean the opposite of aimless con¬ventionality and polished weakness. A name that would have in it the thought of rugged strength, faith in God, and definite expectation of doing something. And this is why the paper was called the Ram's Horn. A name that was handled with tongs at first, but a name that was soon honored and respected. No other name in Scripture exactly meets the requirement, but it does it. "Wisdom is justified of her children."
As the ram's horn differed from the silver trum¬pet of Moses, so did the Ram's Horn differ from other papers, and it was because it did so differ that it so soon came into public attention, filled a long-felt want, and found a large field of useful¬ness all its own. Mr. Brown is not now the editor of the Ram's Horn, having withdrawn from it some time ago.
" Does he talk as he writes ? " In talking to the people face to face, Mr. Brown follows the same plan that he did in his paper. He has some¬thing to say that has thought in it, and says it in a way that has attention. He is original, terse and epigrammatic, and has the thought constantly be¬fore him of trying to do people good. He does not speak simply to entertain, for the time being, although he always does that, but with the hope of introducing the pure, the good and the true; the practical, the wholesome and the helpful in a way to make life brighter and better for those who hear him. He looks upon his work as a mission, and tries to put heart and soul and body into it.
He makes the people laugh, to be sure, but he uses his gift of humor as merchants do light, for a good purpose. As a means to an end; not the end itself. He knows that when men are in a good humor their defenses are down, and it is not so hard to reach them vitally. They are off their guard, and will take medicine then that they wouldn't touch at any other time. A little girl said she liked to hear him talk because he "made her see things." And it is doubtful if a better description of his way could be given. He does indeed make people see, and see that which is gen¬erally much to their advantage to see. Dr. Rawls, of Indianapolis, has well expressed it in this way: "We laughed and cried, and cried and laughed, conscious all the time that we were laughing and crying at ourselves."