Edward S. Guilbert

              Edward S. Guilbert
Lecturer
MANAGEMENT CLEVELAND   LYCEUM   BUREAU
JOSEPH JORDAN DEVNEY, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
EDWARD S. GUILBERT                         Lecturer
INTRODUCTION
Eight years before the public has taught Edward S. Guilbert the difficult art of reaching peoples' hearts through their ears. As a lecturer he is a success. Delighted audiences attest his popularity.
The modern lecturer must supply modern needs. Today, no man who essays to stand on the platform before an intelligent audience can string a line of "shopworn" stories together like glass beads on a frayed thread and call that a lecture. He dare not.    This critical, exacting age would not tolerate him.
Mr. Guilbert conforms in his lectures to the modern ideal. A scholar, writer, thinker, man among men, he is in popular demand as a speaker upon public occasions. He brings to the lyceum platform a message enriched by wide study, a knowledge of literature and art, and made effective by his intense love for humanity.
Combining, as he does, thorough training with the natural gift for public speaking, his place on the platform and in the heart of the public is assured. We do not hesitate to present him to the most critical of all critics, an American audience.
—THE BUREAU.
LECTURE  SUBJECTS
The Waiting Throne                              Three Kingdoms
Pots and Pans Credentials of Power                              The Tyranny of Facts
The Lamp of Memory
EDWARD S. GUILBERT                        Lecturer
"THE WAITING THRONE"
This is one of the great lectures on the Lyceum platform today. It is a vital, constructive message for modern society. It presents the great creed of life—Service and Sympathy, Altruism vs. Egoism, Public Purity vs. Public Plundering. Throughout the lecture shines the hopeful and helpful glow of Optimism. Life is upward. We are beginning to realize more clearly today than ever before,
"How soon a smile of God can change the world. How we are made for happiness-how work Grows play, adversity a winning fight.''
—Browning.
"THREE KINGDOMS "
Unique and inspirational. A broad, comprehensive study of man's mental, moral and physical supremacy. Yesterday is gone, today is short, tomorrow never comes; if you have anything to do GET BUSY.
" POTS AND PANS "
A popular presentation of lessons from Tennyson's "King Arthur." In thought and delivery this lecture is original and dramatic. Deals with problems that appeal to all classes.
"CREDENTIALS OF POWER"
A strong, scholarly, inspiring address for Commencement and Bacca¬laureate occasions. The power of education and need of trained men and women in life. Place of college in modern life. A great inspiration to young people beginning their life's work.
"THE TYRANNY OF FACTS"
A lecture on the mystery of life and the need of preparation. Emerson, the great American prophet, has furnished the text for this lecture and the speaker presents the cardinal truths of the great writer.
"THE LAMP OF MEMORY"
A patriotic and scholarly address which inspires nobler citizenship. A glowing tribute is paid to the war heroes and a lesson from their achieve¬ments is taught to the present generation.
EDWARD S. GUILBERT                       Lecturer
CRITICAL APPRECIATIONS
POWER ON PLATFORM I have heard Edward S. Guilbert lecture on "Pots and Pans," and it is splendid. He possesses an excellent voice, a pleasing person¬ality, and dramatic ability of the highest order. The theme of the lecture is based on one of the greatest poems in the English language, and Mr. Guilbert's development of it is dramatic and powerful. He will measure up to the highest standard in any lyceum course.—Victor D. Cronk, Attorney, Eau Claire, Wis.
MASTERLY APPEAL Edward S. Guilbert was the first number on the lecture course given by the Epworth League of the Methodist Church here. His subject was "The Social Message of Robert Browning," and was a masterly appeal to the audience. He scored a pronounced hit with his "ghost story" and desert island scene. We want him again.—Elgin (la.) Echo.
BEST IN YEARS The Fourth of July oration was delivered by E. S. Guilbert in Inger Park to a large audi¬ence. It was pronounced by many who heard it as the best that has been heard in Straw¬berry Point for some time. Mr. Guilbert's words flowed freely and he did honor to him¬self and the town.—Strawberry Point (la.) Mail-Press.
INTERESTING AND INSPIRING The lecture given by Edward S. Guilbert in the Opera House Wednesday evening was well attended. The subject, "Pots and Pans," was an application of some of the legends of King Arthur to present-day prob¬lems. It was interesting and inspiring and showed careful thought and preparation.— Bruce (Wis.) News-Letter.
VIGOROUS AND COURAGEOUS
Mr. Guilbert's work should be that of an evangelist. He is a young man of vigor and courage and there is nothing so distasteful to him as to see church people cold and indiffer¬ent. If he does not wake things up and put the church in a more prosperous condition than it has been for some time, then we will miss our guess.—Balaton (Minn.)  Tribune.
PRAISE FROM PRESIDENT I commend heartily Edward S. Guilbert as a man of unusual ability. His addresses and lectures are always heard with delight. — Wm. Arnold Shanklin, LL. D., L. H. D., President Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.
RANKS AMONG THE BEST The Memorial Address was given by Edward Guilbert in the Opera House and was highly received by the large and appreciative audience. As a speaker, Mr. Guilbert ranks among the best, and wherever he is heard, nothing but praise comes from his hearers. His address was largely to the G. A. R., the young people, and the children, although the many thoughts he expressed were very in¬structive and helpful to all in the audience.— Mail-Press.
EDITORIAL OF APPRECIATION Rev. E. S. Guilbert preached his farewell sermon at the Methodist Church last Sunday. A large congregation greeted his last message and it is with sincere regret, not only upon the part of the members of the church which he has so well served, but among the citizens of the town without regard to faith or creed that he is to leave here. His sermons were always strengthening to the weak and an up lift to all. As a speaker, when called upon to make an address he never failed to please his audience. He will devote a part of his time to the lecture platform where we predict he will be a success.—Strawberry Point (la.) Mail-Press.
RETURN DATE IN THREE MONTHS The first lecture on the lecture course of the Epworth League was given by Edward S. Guilbert. The lecture was interesting and he held his audience from the start.—Rev. J. S. Lilley, Pastor M. E. Church, Clermont, Iowa. (This engagement called for a return date for same lecture under same auspices within three months.)
STRONG AND MASTERLY It is a strong presentation.    He has a masterly lecture.—Rev. S. W.  Wallace, Pas¬tor M. E. Church, Sherburn, Minn.