John P.D. John, high class lectures

              John P. D. John, Greencastle Indiana
High class lectures
Management   of
BROCKWAY LECTURE BUREAU
Pittsburg,    Pa.
SUBJECTS
1.  M The Worth of a Man »»
2.  The Omnipotence of a Conviction M
3.    " The Way Up "
4.    " Did Man Make God, or Did God Make Man ? M
5.    " The Three L's of the New Era, or the Hope of the Under Man'
Remarkable Record
It is now about eight years since ex-    President John took the platform. ; During this brief period he has deliv¬ered three hundred and ninety address¬es in his own State of Indiana and more than thirteen hundred through-■ out the United States and  Canada.  He   has  addressed   multiplied  thou¬sands   of   people   on   some   of  the greatest themes now engaging public thought.   Eminent lawyers, jour¬nalists, physicians, clergymen, educators and statesmen, as well as the rank and file of the people, unite in the highest commendation of his various addresses.   The list of subjects named on the first page is only partial, and may be greatly extended.   The press has been full of praises, of which only a few brief extracts are appended.
Extracts from the Press
A magnificent audience greeted Dr. John P. D. John, ex-President of DePauw University, at Stein-way Hall last night. A delegation of Students from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago were present to hear the address. He is a clear and eloquent speaker. He was fre¬quently interrupted bythe applause of his hearers. His address was a masterly effort, logical throughout, and matchlessly delivered.- Chi¬cago Inter-Ocean.
Two more able and eloquent dis¬courses were probably never heard in St. Paul's than those delivered by Dr. John yesterday. The Doc-tor—a mental giant—laid down his prepositions and drew his deduc¬tions with all the striking clearness that has signalized his work in the class-room, and with all the mag¬netic force that has made him the adoration of thousands of young men and women who have been so fortunate as to listen to his teach¬ings.—Cincinnati Times-Star.
It was one of the grandest addresses ever delivered in Rich¬mond. Those who heard it were delighted and charmed. — Rich¬mond Evening Item.
The lecture was greatly appreci¬ated by the audience, and the lecturer's praises were on the lips of all. He spoke on "The Worth of a man."-Wheeling (W. Ya.) Intelligencer.
Dr. John said in part: "If the Bible does not conflict with any known fact of modern science, then it must have been inspired, for the best astronomical, geolo¬gical and biological knowledge contemporary with the age of the sacred writers was a chaotic mass of ignorance. If you had been guessing three thousand years ago about the creation of light, yea, less than a century ago,you would have guessed the sun first and light simultaneously orafterwards. But Moses made a happier guess. He saw without the spectroscope what our generation has seen with one. There are universes now in process of evolution before our eyes in which light has appeared, but their blazing suns will not appear for irons yet to come. Moses is not incorrect up to date."— Pitts¬burg Dispatch (Associated Press Dispatch).
From the beginning to the end of his splendid effort he held the audience with the charm of his manner and his scholarly and dig-nified tone. He did not resort to any form of vituperation, but his fair and gentlemanly method was none the less convincing. At the close the speaker was given warm and long continued applause.— San Jose (Cal.) Mercury.
Dr. John speaks to the intellect. The closing argument to the lec¬ture was simply sublime.—Los Angeles Independent.
The richest feast of eloquence, illustration and philosophy that has been spread before a Lansing audience in many a day was Dr. John P. D. John's lecture on 'The Worth of Man" last evening. One might as well attempt to record by the slow process of pencil or pen the thrills of electricity as to "report" such a lecture. The audience room was packed, even to chairs in the aisles, but the audience listened breathlessly for an hour and a half, and were then sorry he   was   through.— Lansing
(Mich.) State Republican.
Dr. John's lecture was a masterly effort, delivered with a charm and grace of manner that held the audience spell bound. — Tacoma (Wash.) Ledger.
Dr.Johnis a remarkable speaker. From the outset to the concluding sentence of his lecture he held the attention of his listeners. There was no applause. No opportunity was given for applause, and much as the listener felt the desire to applaud, he was restrained by the sense of intense seriousness that characterized the subject in band. —Duluth News-Tribune.
Dr. J. P. D. John, President of De Pauw University, speaker of j the evening.opened with an address that will be long remembered by those fortunate enough to hear him. His address was finished amid a storm of applause.—KnOX-ville (Tenn.) Journal.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PRESS.
Tbe aiulience was again delighted last evening in listening to the second lecture by Dr. John. The learned gentleman held his audi-ance spell-bound with the cogency 0f his argument and the fervidness 0f his oratory.—Salt Lake 'Utah) Herald.
Dr. John closed his address with L magnificent peroration on the destiny oi the race and the indi¬vidual under the respective hypo-theses of agnosticism and Christi¬anity Kansas City Times (Asso¬ciated Press Dispatch).
Every seat below and in the balcony at English's Opera House was filled. The theme was, "Did Man Make God, or Did God Make Man?" The address was strikingly forcible in its logic, and the sub¬ject was handled with great attract¬iveness.   Indianapolis Journal.
The main auditorium was com¬fortably filled by those who appre¬ciated the opportunity to hear one of the foremost lecturers in the field. Dr. John is a genuine orator as well as a scholar.—Iowa State
Register (Des Moines).
Dr. John P. D. John electrified every auditor. Every one of the twenty-five hundred persons who heard his magnificent oration,"The Sublimity of a Great Conviction," carried away a memory of a com¬manding presence, a brilliant flow of oratory, a flood of eloquence.—
Bay View AssemblyRecord.
Dr. John's logical style, his earnest enthusiasm and sympa¬thetic personality chained every eye and ear throughout the lec-^e. -Beatrice (Neb.) Evening Times.
The argument is masterly. He does not claim to have solved the whole problem of life and death, but it may be claimed for him that his answers to those who deny God and assert the extinction of the soul at death, present new tasks for them, making 'denial a hundred «mes more difficult than the terms °f surrender—Dayton (Ohio) Eve¬ning Press.
Dr. John arranges his logic as a great general marshals his army, placing his divisions at vital points until the organized body of facts moves forward with irresistible strength across the debatable ground. The speaker's peroration, in which he summed up the great truths which the lecture had demonstrated, held the audience almost     breathless     during      its
delivery—Terre Haute Express.
Dr. John P. D. John said in part: "During the present century when western civilization has reached its climax, the Gospel has com-mended itself more cogently to men of intelligence, than ever before, and during the century in which, by the prophecy of ifs enemies, it was to be sleeping in its grave, it has more than doubled the number of its followers. Just how long it will take for Christi-anity to disappear if it continues to double its force every century, let us leave to the mathematics of agnosticism."—Cleveland Plain-dealer. (Associated Press Dis¬patch.)
Dr. John P. D. John delivered his lecture. "Did Man Make God or Did God Make Man," in this city last night, and it was a rhetorical treat. It is not likely that anything finer will ever be heard in this city. It was a masterly effort. As an orator the Doctor stands easily in the foreground, and it would be impossible to find his peer. He thrills his listeners and seems to lose his personality as he ap¬proaches the heights of his periods. At times last night it was noticed that the audience was vibrating over some salient point that he had made, but was constrained by the fear that applause would mar the effect of the point that followed.— Dead wood (South Dakota) Pio-neer Times.
His arguments were strong, and his logic excellent. Intellectual in appearance, and eloquent and impressive in his manner of deliv¬ery, he made a profound impres¬sion on his auditors.—Spokesman Review (Spokane, Wash).
Dr. John's lecture was a depar¬ture from the ceaseless round of amusement. It was more than an entertainment. His thoughts are expressed with great clearness and force, and in ordinary English without technical terms. He was listened to with the closest atten¬tion and was warmly applauded. — Manitoba Free Press (Win¬nipeg).
Interest in Dr. John's lecture, which was delivered under the title of "Did Man Make God, or Did God Make Man?" was con¬fined to no class or creed, for the church was filled above and below with persons from all denomina¬tions, ministers and laymen, pro¬fessors   and   teachers.—St.   Paul
Globe.
"The Half Hath Not Been Told/ Dr. John possesses a rare gift of clothing great thoughts in plain and simple language and holds the attention from start to finish. He is a man of magnificent brain power, a careful and profound thinker, and an eloquent and mag¬netic speaker. The audience was a credit to the city, as well as a compliment to the orator, and we venture that every one who heard the brilliant discussion on "The Worth of a Man" will desire to hear the great lecture set for to¬night.—Cheyenne (Wyoming) Tri¬bune.
Another very fine audience assembled last evening to hear for a second time the eloquence of Dr. J. P. D. John, ex-President of De Pauw University. The subject for last evening's lecture was "The Worth of a Man," and the speaker thrilled and edified every hearer. He concluded his lecture with a magnificent word picture.—Sioux City (Iowa) Journal.
A splendid audience greeted Dr. John last evening. The lecture is an eloquent and logical reply to thequestions that certain agnostics have been putting to the Christian world. — Anaconda (Montana) Standard.
He is one of the ablest educators in the country —Syracuse (N. Y.) Journal.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PRESS.
The North Indiana Conference treated itself and the city of Richmond to Dr. John's lecture, "Did Man Make God, or Did God Make Man?" The spa¬cious auditorium was packed to its utmost capacity. In order to secure the privilege of squeezing into a corner already full, we had to plead our editorial privi¬lege. We stood throughout the lecture and never thought of being weary. His peroration—"If Man Made God, What? and if God Made Man, What?"— . is worthy any orator, past or present. We step aside to pen this tribute to,the lecture, in the earnest hope of inducing many lyceums and camp meetings to secure it as the star number of their program.— Cincinnati Western Christian Advocate (Edi¬torial)..
A magnificent audience greeted Dr. J. P. D. John, ex-President of De Pauw University, last night at the Grand Opera House. Not only in point of size was the gathering notable, but so representative and intelligent an audience has not been known in Evans-ville for many years. The lecture was dignified in tone, masterly in style, and convincing in delivery# From the introduction to the magnificent peroration Dr. John had the undivided attention of his auditors.
Evansville Courier.
Dr. John said in part: "Science writes the his¬tory of the universe by faith; it pursues its present processes by faith; it predicts the future by faith. If science can rest on faith without being unscientific, the Christian scheme may safely rest  on   the same
foundation."—St. Louis Republic (Associated Press Dispatch).
It was an intelligent audience, composed of the representative professional and business men of the city. To say that the audience was pleased would but mildly express the satisfaction with which the address was received. The lecturer exceeded all that had been expected of him. A more brilliant, schol¬arly and eloquent lecture has never been listened to in this city.—Fargo (N. D.) Forum.
The Doctor does not agree with some of the theorists and so called teachers on existing condi¬tions. He presents the hope of the under man in the purest language, backed by materal logic. Green-castle is better for having heard the "Three L" lec¬ture, and Dr. John's definition of law, liberty and love show that he meets the questions of the day with the keenest perception, and clears away much of the gathering mists. The seeker after truth should avail himself of the opportunity to hear Greencastle's dis¬tinguished citizen open this subject.—Greencastle (Ind.) Banner.
The new Y. M. C. A. building was taxed to jts utmost capacity. Every one present was more than pleased with the address. Many pronounce him one of the best and most powerful speakers who ha visited the copper country.- Copper Country \^1 (Calumet, Mich).                                            Ws
Rarely has a Canton audience given such evi-dence of appreciation of an orator's power. The una¬nimous verdict of the audience was that the lecture was the most eloquent and scholarly of any ever delivered in this city.-Canton (Ohio)'[ Mornin* Record.
A throng greeted Dr. John last night to listen to his great lecture, "Did Man Make God, or Did God Make Man?" His magnificent delivery held the attention of the most indifferent. His arguments were masterly, his presentation 'faultless, relying alone on the development of established truth rather than on abuse or ridicule.—San Francisco Examiner,
Among the lecture events of the season none will take precedence of the discourse delivered last eve¬ning in Plymouth Church by Dr. J. P. D. John. He was fearless above all else. He is forceful in address, dramatic in delivery, appealing to his audi¬ence as to an individual, button-holing a full house with the ease with which he would approach one man.—jv\inneap0|is Journal.
There is no auditorium in Charleston large enough to hold the crowd which should have greeted him. Dr. John is a lecturer of -i world wide reputation, and nothing that could be said now would add materially to his fame. He is not only a forcible speaker, utter¬ing the thoughts of a thinker, but is eloquent as well, knowing how to thrill as well as to impress an audience. The subject of this lecture was "The Worth of a Man.-Charleston (W. Ya.) Gazette.
In spite of the wrath of the storm a good sized audience attended Dr. John's lecture last night. The lecturer made an eloquent reply to some of the hard questions that have been put to the Christian faith.—Milwaukee Sentinel.
Dr. John roused the audience to a high pitch of enthusiasm by a splendid display of oratorical abil¬ity. His oration on "The Worth of a Man" was a piece of classical eloquence.—Denver Republican.
The Optic does not hesitate to say that the address of Dr. Johnson last evening was the ablest and most eloquent ever delivered in this territory. LaS Yegas (New Mexico) Optic.