O.D. McKeever, the sunshine man

              O. D. McKEEVER
The   Sunshine   Man
Lecturer - Editor - Traveler
UNDER   MANAGEMENT   OF
The   Brockway   Lecture   Bureau
1601 Penn Ave.                               PITTSBURG.  PA.
OHlO    A. C. Coit. Cleveland, Caxton Building
MR.   O.   D.   MCKEEVER
ELOQUENT        HUMOROUS        WITTY
FOR the past ten years Mr. McKeever has been working his way step by step to the front rank in his line of entertainment. He is popular wher¬ever people enjoy a lecture on literary and humorous subjects.
His lectures are full of wholesome humor and winning mirth.     He is more   popular   at   home   every   year,    and   is  often   called   back  three and four times.
His years of service as an editor, also thousands of miles of travel, his experi¬ence in the evangelistic field with D. L. Moody in work and travel, have assisted to make him an entertainer worthy to be heard anywhere.
He can crowd more solid facts and wholesome fun in an evening's entertain¬ment than you could gather in a year's travel. The lectures, while very humorous, are of a very high literary character, full of lessons of greatest value.
Hear him and you will never forget him. In city or town he pleases the masses, and sends them away better friends with themselves and everybody around them.
He has a record of never losing a committee money. He is a drawing power on a lecture course, and not only makes money for the committee, but pleases the people.    «
His advertising matter is catchy and attractive, and helps to make the lec¬ture a success.
The Brockway Lecture Bureau.
SUBJECTS       
The Sunny Path               Pushing Back the Clouds (NEW)
People You and I Have  Met
An Excellent Lecture
An Excellent Effort
Mr. O. D. McKeever, the "Sunshine Man," delivered an interesting lecture in Music Hall last Friday evening. For almost two hours he kept his audience in a state of laughter and happiness, and we warrant that all present felt the time well spent in listening to him. He showed himself master of his subject and delivered the lecture in a way pleasing to all.—Flushing (O.) Advertiser.
A Humorist Who Makes You Think
For almost two hours last evening Mr. McKeever keot his audience in a continuous uproar, with now and then a pathetic picture which had its desired effect in bringing tears   to   the   eyes  of   the   audience.—Geneva
Press.                           _________
Called Back in Three Months to Give Same Eecture
O. D. McKeever delivered a fine lecture on the "Sunny Path," at the M. P. Church on Fifth Ave., last evening. He delivered the same lecture here in Febru¬ary, and in less than three months received a unanimous call to return and deliver the lecture again. While this is an unusual compliment, yet the lecture will bear repeating. Pittsburg Times.
A large audience greeted Rev. O. D. McKeever, the "Sunshine Man," at the city hall Thursday evening, on "The Sunny Path." From beginning to the end of his splendid effort, he held the attention of the audience with the charm of his manner and witty sayings. He believes in a happy Christian life, a religion of sunshine, song and salvation. It is evident that if more people lived the kind of a life he upheld, this world would not be a burden to them. His whole discourse was painted with truth and interspersed with humor, and he showed him¬self a master of the subject. The church and world need more men like him.—Bluffton (O.) Leader.
Mixes Wisdom with Wit
The lecture given by O. D. McKeever last Friday night greatly pleased his hearers. For an hour and a half he kept his audience convulsed with laughter—the true sunshine of life—and with his wit flowed the wine of wisdom. His jokes are side-splitting, yet refined; his epigrams, catchy, yet true. The lecture is a success on the platform and would please any intelligent audience.— Cuba  (Mo.)   Ti'h'ph o n e.
MR.   A.   C.   COIT,
Ohio Manager Brockway Lecture Bureau, Pittsburg,   Pa. DEAR  SIR:
A Fine lecture
A large audience greeted O. D. McKeever at the M. E. Church Friday night, when he delivered a fine lecture on the "Sunny Path." Mr. McKeever is a lecturer of ability, who has the knack of getting his audience with him at the start and holding them there till the finish. He also has the happy faculty of intermixing his lecture with humor that robs it of "too much sameness."—Ashtabula Record.
An Excellent Lecture
The third entertainment on the Library Course was the lecture by O. D. McKeever, the"Sunhine Man." True to his title, McKeever did scatter sunshine to an audience that taxed the seating capacity of the opera house. The lecture was full of wit and humor and contained so much sound phil¬osophy that it could not be otherwise than helpful to those who enjoyed the opportunity of hearing it.—Loga?i (O.) Journal.
Greeted by a Full House
The lecture by Mr. McKeever last night was greeted with a full house. The lecture was the best of the sea¬son, and we do not know of any better subject for a lec¬ture for our course. Mr. McKeever is master of his pro¬fession, and every word was gospel truth from start to finish, and while part of it was laughable, yet it clinched" a truth and assisted in holding the attention Of his hearers to the more serious facts.—[efVerson (O.) ( ttizeu.
Permit me to write and inform you that our people were more than pleased with 0. D. McKeever, the "Sunshine Man." His lecture on "The Sunny Path" was in my judgment the best lecture delivered in La Grange since I have been a resident of the town. He had the audience completely under his control.  His humor is clean and wholesome and pleased all. His appeal to young men was simply grand. While he was able to make the house ring with laughter, yet there was in his lecture that which appealed to the heart and judgment of everyone. You need not hesitate to send him anywhere to lecture. I have written this letter to let you know we were well pleased and that the "Sunshine Man" was better and went above what you told us as a committee.
Yours truly,
C.   H.   RITCHIE. LaGrange,   0.
The Renowned Lecturer and Orator
The "Sunshine Man" greatly delighted our people-e came highly recommended, but no testimonial could ossibly do the gentleman justice. He instructs and "ertains and drives every shadow away. If he should ver come back, no auditorium would be large enough 10 hold the people.— Wayuesburg (Pa.) Democrat.
It Was a Success
Although one had every reason to believe that the first number of the Public School Library Lecture Course would be well attended, yet the crowd that packed the Opera Hall Wednesday exceeded all ex¬pectations. There was scarcely a vacant seat in the house, and those few that were not occupied had been sold. The audience was in the best of spirits, and when Superintend¬ent Beachler introduced the speaker, Mr. McKeever was immediately made to feel at home by a rousing greeting.
He is a fluent speaker, has well chosen subjects and treats them in a manner that con¬vinces his hearers that he practices what he preaches. He had chosen the "Sunny Side of Life," and the way he handled his subject, the con¬tinual smiles he kept upon the faces of his audience, the smiles every now and then bursting out   into   roars of
laughter, all gave evidence of the fact that the speaker
was master of the situation.
It is indeed fortunate that the committee selected this
as the first number.—New Bremen (O.) Sun.
Elevating- and Helpful
Mr. O. D. McKeever, who has been aptly styled the "Sunshine Man," was greeted by a large crowd at Assem¬bly Hall, Friday evening, to hear his popular lecture, "The Sunny Path." While Mr. McKeever is considera¬ble of a fun maker, his lecture was highly instructive, and it was one of the most satisfactory efforts ever heard here. It was elevating and helpful, and the speaker was accorded a most enthusiastic reception, the address giving perfect   satisfaction.—Chagrin Falls Exponent.
A Very t'lever Eecture
Mr. McKeever entertained a large and cultured audi¬ence at Kirkwood M. E. Church last night. His lecture was very clever.— Wheeling News.
The Blind Hymn Writer Says of '•The Sunshine Man*'
Your lecture delighted me. It was the best of the kind I ever heard. You nearly killed me; I wanted to scream with delight, but was forced to hold down the convulsion of laughter for fear I would interrupt you. I send my best wishes on the wings of a zephyr rocked in the cradle of a sunbeam.                FANNIE CROSBY.
Comes I«ike a Sunbeam
O. D. McKeever comes like a sunbeam returning to tell us of the joy and brightness in the sunshine life. He is a Hawks, VVillets and Copeland—all in one. His humor is sweetened by the best of philosophy and culture.
D. H. COOK, Mgr. Central Lecture Bureau, Syracuse, N. Y.
I Recommend Him to All People Everywhere We l.m»k for Him Another Year
O. D. McKeever has been at our annual assembly two years. His lectures have always delighted the thousands who attend this picnic ground. He keeps his audience convulsed from start to finish. He is a fun maker and makes you laugh. I have enjoyed his entertainment every year, and recommend him to all people everywhere. If you want to enjoy an even¬ing of sunshine, try his lecture on St. Jacob's Oil," or "Eccen¬tric People." We will look for him next year.
VV. P. MOORE, Chairman Entertainment Committee, Adena, Ohio.
The Greatest Suecess Fourteen Years
O. D. McKeever delivered his humorous lecture on "How to Succeed as a Farmer," before the Harrison County, Ohio, Farmers' Institute. To say the lecture was a great success, is putting it mildly. It was full of wit and humor. The facial expression, voice and manner were all in such
harmony that the large audience was convulsed with laughter from the beginning to the end of the lecture. If he can be secured, we want him next year.
A. W. COLE, President Harrison County (O.) Farmers' Institute,
Freeport, Ohio.
A Large Majority of Eight Thousand People Heard Him
The "Sunshine Man" was secured for the Seventeenth Annual Association of the farmers of Columbiana County Ohio. The crowd was very large, estimated at eight thousand. It requires a first-class entertainer to hold such a large crowd. Mr. McKeever has a good voi< (- ,,j great carrying power and a large per cent of the vast audience heard every word he said. I heard more favoi able comments on his lecture than on any ever given here. I recommend him to committees everywhere You can not make a mistake in securing the "Sun shine Man."
V. T. SHELTON, Manager Shelton's Assembly Association, Leetonia, Ohio.
A Royal Entertainer, Humorous and Eloquent
O. D. McKeever, the "Sunshine Man,"' is certainly doing a good work in the world with his cheery, humor¬ous and eloquent lectures.
He believes in the religion of sunshine, song and sal¬vation.    His lectures are humorous and eloquent.    He entertains royally on   the   platform.    Put him on your course and you have a money¬maker.
MR.   MCMILLAN,
Mayor  of Ashtabula,   Ohio. DEAR  SIR:
With  reference  to  the  ability of "The Sunshine Man"  as  a  lecturer,  I  have not  received an unfavorable  criticism from any  of  the  places   I  booked him  in  lecture courses  this  season.    They all  say he has a splendid,   helpful,   uplifting  frame-work for his   "Sunshine"   lecture,   and  that  the humor interspersed to brighten,   is clean, fresh and  irrepressible.    I  believe his lecture has  something  for  all,   or  someone would be disappointed.
A.   C.   COIT, Manager Ohio Department Brockway Lecture  Bureau.
Lou J. BEAUCHAMP, "The Laughing Philosopher," Hamilton, Ohio.
For Three Sueeessive Years
For three successive years Rev. O. D. McKeever has had a place on our lecture course. With good facial and vocal expression, a liking for the work, and a store of sparkling wit and humor, we predict great success for this enter¬tainer.
PROF. G. F. QUEEN, Principal Burnsville Academy, W. Va.
Full of Humor
O. D. McKeever, genial, full of sunshine and humor, with the power of a man fully in sympathy with mankind, dispenses light-heartedness to his every hearer. Hear him and laugh, grow young and be happy. He is a true apostle of the sunshine school.
S. B. SALMON, ^ Pastor M. E. Church. Dennison, Ohio.
Send for the Sunshine Man
Bro. McKeever moves along the "Sunshine Line," so when you get into the clouds and develop a bad case of "dumps," send for him; he'll get you out on the Sunshine route, with pleasant stops at Laughville, Tickletown, Wit City and Humorton.
REV. M. F. COMPTON, D. D., Pastor First M. E. Church, Charleston. W. Va.
Cured All Chronic Cases of Blues
O. D. McKeever, the "Sunshine Man," was with us at our Chautauqua. His lecture on the sunny-path treatment cured all of our chronic cases of blues, irone out the wrinkles of many faces, brought laughter an smiles to faces that had not smiled for years. We would like to have a dose of his medicine every day of the year. His entertainment was full of wholesome humor.
D. W. RUBLE,
President Moundsville Chautauqua.
"II You Think It a Sin to Grin, Don't Hear Him"
I listened to the "Sunshine Man" with much pleasure and profit. He is a philosopher, and a sage in the humorous. If you think it a sin to grin, don't hear him. He is surprisingly natural and forceful. You cannot afford to miss hearing him.
W. T. SHERMAN CULP, Pastor M. E. Church. Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio.
Audience Was Convulsed with daughter
O. D. McKeever entertained one of the largest aud> ences that ever attended our institute.    The opera hoys was crowded and all the standing room was occupy • With perfect ease he kept his audience convulsed wi laughter from start to finish.
HUGH HAMMOND, President of Farmers' Institute, Jefferson Co.. Ohio.