J. Calvin Mead, the apostle of the normal life

              J. CALVIN MEAD
THE APOSTLE OF THE   NORMAL  LIFE"
Waynesburg, Greene Co., Pa.
J. CALVIN  MEAD, D. D.
THE "APOSTLE OF THE NORMAL LIFE" is what he is generally called by those who know him best and have heard him most frequently, and for the same reason that Dr. Willetts became known as the "Apostle of Sunshine." It is the special idea for which he stands. Dr.* Mead is a splendid specimen of normal living and has studied the subject scientifically and practically. He appeals with convincing reasoning and compelling eloquence, for the sanity of the "Normal Life" as against the fallacy of the "Simple Life" and the folly of the "Strenuous Life," analyzing modern civilization with the breadth of a scholar, the insight of a statesman and the keenness of a humorist.
In "WEDDING BELLS AND GROCERY BILLS" he applies the principles of the normal life to individual and domestic living. In "AMERICAN TYPES AND YANKEE TRAITS" he applies these principles to social and national life
-HIS LECTURES GIVE A COMMUNITY THE TRUE VIEW-POINT OF LIFE"
Dr. Mead has other lectures and is in constant demand for addresses adapted to INSTITUTES, CHAUTAUQUAS and SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
J. CALVIN MEAD, D. D.f was born in central New York, amid the picturesque scenery of Watkins Glen and Seneca Lake. He has the strength of the rocks in his frame and blood, the music of the waters in his voice, the broad vision of the mountains in his mind, and the romance of the glen in his personality. Liberal education together with extensive travel, identification with great reform interests, and experience in the pastorate—from the town to the larg'e city church—have made him wise in many lines. Above all, he is a sincere and fearless man with a message vital to our times. He thinks strongly and clearly and has the "popular lecture" temperament; critics have said "he could have made a successful actor."
Nature endowed him especially for the lyceum, where his oratorical genius, keen sense ofjhumor, wide experiences and strong' personality have natural scope, as larg'e and enthusiastic audiences in many sections of America have testified.
POPULAR    SUBJECTS
Trusts and Dis-trusts
Wedding' Bells and Grocery  Bills
American Types  and Yankee Traits
ENTERTAINERS    LEAGUE Indianapolis, ind.
COMMENDATORY
Ex-Senator Thomas Robinson
i have heard Dr. J. Calvin Mead, sometimes known as "The apostle of the normal life " lecture several times before a popular audience. I can truthfully say of him: he has something to say. He says jt in a first-class style and manner. When he is through he stops. I know of no better qualities in any lecturer.
Prof. Sweatland
Principal Cook Academy Montour Falls, N. Y.
J. Calvin Mead has lectured twice in Cook Academy to large audiences of students, friends and citizens, and was enthusi¬astically received.
Rev. Olin B. Coit, D. D. Potsdam, N. Y.
J. Calvin Mead, D. D., is worthy to be classed with the very best lecturers on our plat¬form today. He lectured before a large audience, in our course, and I am very sure there will be no trouble in securing an audience for him again. Hf is analytic and concise in style, and eloquent in deliv¬ery, while a vein of humor kriv<'s a sparkle to all he says.
Senator D. S. Walton (Pennsylvania)
Dr. J. Calvin Mead is one of the most intensely interesting and delightful entertainers found on the forensic platform today. He has had a world¬wide experience in the pulpit, in travel, and on the platform, which with his natural oratorical gifts, dig¬nified and graceful manner, enable him to select and present a subject abreast of modern thought clearly, forcefully, charmingly. To see him is to want to hear him; to hear him is to want to know him intimately, which has been my pleasure and delight.
Y. M. C. A., Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. J. Calvin Mead lectured for our Y. M. C. A. recently, and made such a profound impression that he was requested to repeat it at a point near by. The lecture is replete with happy illustrations, delicate humor and sug¬gestions that appeal to old and young. No one can hear it without being entertained. No one can listen to it without being deeply interested and inspired to rise to higher levels.
H. HEEBNER, Secy.
John C. Stewart
Supt. of Public Schools, Greene Co., Pa.
Dr. J. Calvin Mead has appeared be¬fore our County Institute a number of times and has never failed to get and hold the attention of everyone. He is a pleasing speaker, attractive in manner, keen and vigorous in thought, carrying conviction to his hearers and creating a desire to hear him again. His Normal Life idea is new, practical and vital for teachers and educators.
Col. Anson S. Wood
G. A. R. Commander, '97
The lecture delivered by Dr. J. Calvin Mead at Bonnicastle, N. Y., was, in my judgment, as well calculated to amuse and instruct a mixed audience as any address I ever listened to. It was witty and wise, eloquent and forcible.
Hon. S. M. Coon
Chairman of Lecture Committee Oswego, N. Y.
J. Calvin Mead delivered a lecture in the finest course of lectures delivered in Oswego in many years. His lecture was ranked with the best in the course; the audience was en¬thusiastic over it. The subject was popular, the thought of high order, well wrought out, and its delivery a fine example of the "American Trait'' of popular oratory.
A. G. Bennett, A. M., Principal
It gives me pleasure to state that Dr. J. Calvin Mead h;i* appeared at various times before audiences at Houghton Seminary, Clinton, N. Y. He is a strong man. His thought and expression ring true. He finds ie core of any subject he investigates. I commend Dr. Mead as a lecturer who will please by his grace of tanner and solidity of thought.
Rev. A. Cameron MacKenzie, D. D., LL. D.
President of Elmira College, N. Y.
ls weight of personality and dignity of manner give *e to his thought.    His remarkable skill in introdu-'£ well-chosen humor to brighten and lend apprecia¬te his utterances is  rarely   found in lecturers on th" Platform.
L. W. Hoffman
Principal Warwick Institute Warwick, N. Y.
Dr. J. Calvin Mead is rightly called "the apostle of the nor¬mal   life."    He   has   lectured here three times before large and appreciative audiences. As  a  platform  speaker he is a  man  of   exceptionally   fine presence, very magnetic, inter¬esting and entertaining.     His wide experience of the world, gained by travel and by contact with men, give him a fund of delightful anec¬dote and illustration that he knows how to use.    There is not a dull minute in one of his lectures.    Our people were delighted with him.
Charles R. Skinner, State Superintendent
Department of Public Instruction, Albany, New York
I have had the pleasure of listening to Dr. J. Calvin Mead in his addresses concerning the aims and pur¬poses of organizations of mothers. He is an attractive speaker, with strong personality, abounding in senti¬ment and humor, which he combines in making a very popular presentation of his subject. His earnestness and force lead me to believe that he can do splendid service as a speaker in this field.
PRESS  COMMENTS
Daily News Standard Uniontown, Pa.
He is unquestionably one of the most logical and forceful lecturers and entertainers on the American platform today.
The Palladium,  Oswego, N. Y.
The lecture by J. Calvin Mead was one of the most forceful and eloquent addresses ever delivered in Oswego.
The Standard, Syracuse, N. Y.
J. Calvin Mead is not a stran¬ger here in Syracuse, having appeared on several occasions He has taken a foremost place as a public speaker.
The Times, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Record, Washington, Pa.
Last evening in this city J. Calvin Mead delivered a wonderful lecture on "American Types and Yankee Traits."
Dr. Mead is a man of commanding power and compelling presence. Poetic of soul, brilliant of mind, ath¬letic of build, eloquent of tongue, critical in judgment, learned in his¬tory and legend, spiced with wit and illumined with humor, he held his audience spellbound. Artistic to the point of the tragical was the lecturer's interpretation of Puritan Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty, or give me death." All in all, the lecture abounded in great truths eloquently presented, and made a large contribution toward the creation of true citizenship.
The Times, Waynesburg, Pa.
During February and March, Gover¬nor Folk, Mr. Bryan, Frank Dixon and Dr. Mead delivered lectures in our opera house. Among this galaxy of noted lecturers Dr. Mead was second to none.
The Union, Springfield, Mass. Dr. Mead was heard by many and was  unanimously and etw thusiastically commended.
The News Clarksburg, West Va.
A crowded house greeted Dr, J. Calvin Mead at the opera house last night. He is a mas¬ter of the art of public speak ing. (Dr. Mead was here a year ago.)
A large audience gathered at
the   Wayne  Saturday  Club
last evening.    Dr. J. C. Mead kept his audience in the
best of humor as he told of the trials and tribulations
of parenthood, and held their closest attention as he
showed in an address that was vigorous and convincing
the proper training of a child.
The Register Wheeling, West Va.
Dr. J. Calvin Mead's personality and message appeal to everyone.
with
He humor.
is warm   with  sympathy  and   bright
The Republican, Mitchell, S. Dak.
Dr. Mead is not only a forceful speaker, but logical and clear in the analysis of the great facts of life. This city will always have a welcome for him.
The Morning News, Danville, Pa.
The lecture of J. Calvin Mead, D. D., on " American Types and Traits," at Y. M. C. A. last evening was unquestionably one of the finest discourses ever deliv¬ered in Association Hall. Dr. Mead is a speaker of magnificent presence, intensely magnetic, original in thought and eloquent in delivery, while a vein of irre¬sistible humor ran through all, which kept the audience in the best of spirits.
The Republican Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
J. Calvin Mead had a large audience. He is an expert on the moral standards and condi¬tions of individual and social life.
The Dispatch,  Warwick, N. Y.
Endowed with a highly poeti¬cal and imaginative mind, a rich vocabulary and a presence and voice that appeal to eye and ear with graceful persuasiveness, Dr. Mead has that rare ability to help his audience to see lumi¬nously, as he himself sees, the dramatis fcrsonae, the action and moral of the scene he presents.
The Daily Sentinel, Grafton, West Va.
Dr. J. Calvin Mead is a speaker of wonderful power, bringing truth home to his hearers in a wonderfully plain and understandable manner. His lectures cover the great questions of humanity and are worth going a long distance to hear.
Dr.
The Times, Clyde, N. Y. J. Calvin Mead not only gave an entertaining lec-
ture but surprised the large audience with his fascin¬ating intellectuality. He is a keen observer, a fluent speaker and his power of description is without limit.
The Herald, Groton, S. Dak.
The hall was crowded  to overflowing.    But few men get more of the great essential and vital truths of H into the same space than does Dr. J. Calvin Mead.
The more I see of writing, the less I care for it; one may do more with a man by getting ten words spoKen to him face to face, than by the blacK-lettering of  a whole life's thought.—Ruskin